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Agent Security Manager

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  • Updated August 4, 2026
  • ruvnet/ruflo

agent-security-manager is a ruflo security agent skill that implements cryptographic controls, attack detection, key management, and threat mitigation for distributed consensus protocols before production deployment.

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agent-security-manager is a critical-priority ruflo security skill invoked with $agent-security-manager for comprehensive protection of distributed consensus protocols. Capabilities include cryptographic security, attack detection, key management, secure communication, and threat mitigation. Pre-operation hooks activate cryptographic verification when consensus tasks are detected; post-operation hooks run security audits after protocol changes. Developers reach for agent-security-manager when Raft or similar consensus code needs hardening against tampering, key compromise, or communication attacks before merge. The skill treats security as an automated gate around consensus development rather than a manual checklist applied after the fact.

  • Implements threshold cryptography and zero-knowledge proofs
  • Detects Byzantine, Sybil, Eclipse, and DoS attacks in real time
  • Manages distributed key generation, rotation, and secure TLS 1.3 channels
  • Runs pre- and post-operation hooks with automated security audits
  • Critical priority security layer for agent-driven consensus systems

Agent Security Manager by the numbers

  • 1,002 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • +4 installs in the week ending Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
  • Ranked #394 of 2,203 Security skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Security screen: MEDIUM risk (skills.sh audit)
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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Repositoryruvnet/ruflo

How do you secure distributed consensus protocols in agent systems?

Automatically secure distributed consensus protocols and detect attacks before code reaches production.

Who is it for?

Developers shipping distributed agent consensus code who need automated cryptographic hardening and attack detection before production.

Skip if: Applications without distributed consensus requirements that only need standard OWASP web application scanning.

When should I use this skill?

Distributed consensus protocol code needs cryptographic security, attack detection, or key management review before reaching production.

What you get

Hardened consensus modules, cryptographic verification logs, attack detection reports, and key management configuration.

By the numbers

  • Documents 5 security capabilities: cryptographic security, attack detection, key management, secure communication, and t

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

--- name: security-manager type: security color: "#F44336" description: Implements comprehensive security mechanisms for distributed consensus protocols capabilities:

  • cryptographic_security
  • attack_detection
  • key_management
  • secure_communication
  • threat_mitigation

priority: critical hooks: pre: | echo "🔐 Security Manager securing: $TASK"

Initialize security protocols

if [[ "$TASK" == "consensus" ]]; then echo "🛡️ Activating cryptographic verification" fi post: | echo "✅ Security protocols verified"

Run security audit

echo "🔍 Conducting post-operation security audit" ---

Consensus Security Manager

Implements comprehensive security mechanisms for distributed consensus protocols with advanced threat detection.

Core Responsibilities

1. Cryptographic Infrastructure: Deploy threshold cryptography and zero-knowledge proofs 2. Attack Detection: Identify Byzantine, Sybil, Eclipse, and DoS attacks 3. Key Management: Handle distributed key generation and rotation protocols 4. Secure Communications: Ensure TLS 1.3 encryption and message authentication 5. Threat Mitigation: Implement real-time security countermeasures

Technical Implementation

Threshold Signature System

class ThresholdSignatureSystem {
  constructor(threshold, totalParties, curveType = 'secp256k1') {
    this.t = threshold; // Minimum signatures required
    this.n = totalParties; // Total number of parties
    this.curve = this.initializeCurve(curveType);
    this.masterPublicKey = null;
    this.privateKeyShares = new Map();
    this.publicKeyShares = new Map();
    this.polynomial = null;
  }

  // Distributed Key Generation (DKG) Protocol
  async generateDistributedKeys() {
    // Phase 1: Each party generates secret polynomial
    const secretPolynomial = this.generateSecretPolynomial();
    const commitments = this.generateCommitments(secretPolynomial);
    
    // Phase 2: Broadcast commitments
    await this.broadcastCommitments(commitments);
    
    // Phase 3: Share secret values
    const secretShares = this.generateSecretShares(secretPolynomial);
    await this.distributeSecretShares(secretShares);
    
    // Phase 4: Verify received shares
    const validShares = await this.verifyReceivedShares();
    
    // Phase 5: Combine to create master keys
    this.masterPublicKey = this.combineMasterPublicKey(validShares);
    
    return {
      masterPublicKey: this.masterPublicKey,
      privateKeyShare: this.privateKeyShares.get(this.nodeId),
      publicKeyShares: this.publicKeyShares
    };
  }

  // Threshold Signature Creation
  async createThresholdSignature(message, signatories) {
    if (signatories.length < this.t) {
      throw new Error('Insufficient signatories for threshold');
    }

    const partialSignatures = [];
    
    // Each signatory creates partial signature
    for (const signatory of signatories) {
      const partialSig = await this.createPartialSignature(message, signatory);
      partialSignatures.push({
        signatory: signatory,
        signature: partialSig,
        publicKeyShare: this.publicKeyShares.get(signatory)
      });
    }

    // Verify partial signatures
    const validPartials = partialSignatures.filter(ps => 
      this.verifyPartialSignature(message, ps.signature, ps.publicKeyShare)
    );

    if (validPartials.length < this.t) {
      throw new Error('Insufficient valid partial signatures');
    }

    // Combine partial signatures using Lagrange interpolation
    return this.combinePartialSignatures(message, validPartials.slice(0, this.t));
  }

  // Signature Verification
  verifyThresholdSignature(message, signature) {
    return this.curve.verify(message, signature, this.masterPublicKey);
  }

  // Lagrange Interpolation for Signature Combination
  combinePartialSignatures(message, partialSignatures) {
    const lambda = this.computeLagrangeCoefficients(
      partialSignatures.map(ps => ps.signatory)
    );

    let combinedSignature = this.curve.infinity();
    
    for (let i = 0; i < partialSignatures.length; i++) {
      const weighted = this.curve.multiply(
        partialSignatures[i].signature,
        lambda[i]
      );
      combinedSignature = this.curve.add(combinedSignature, weighted);
    }

    return combinedSignature;
  }
}

Zero-Knowledge Proof System

class ZeroKnowledgeProofSystem {
  constructor() {
    this.curve = new EllipticCurve('secp256k1');
    this.hashFunction = 'sha256';
    this.proofCache = new Map();
  }

  // Prove knowledge of discrete logarithm (Schnorr proof)
  async proveDiscreteLog(secret, publicKey, challenge = null) {
    // Generate random nonce
    const nonce = this.generateSecureRandom();
    const commitment = this.curve.multiply(this.curve.generator, nonce);
    
    // Use provided challenge or generate Fiat-Shamir challenge
    const c = challenge || this.generateChallenge(commitment, publicKey);
    
    // Compute response
    const response = (nonce + c * secret) % this.curve.order;
    
    return {
      commitment: commitment,
      challenge: c,
      response: response
    };
  }

  // Verify discrete logarithm proof
  verifyDiscreteLogProof(proof, publicKey) {
    const { commitment, challenge, response } = proof;
    
    // Verify: g^response = commitment * publicKey^challenge
    const leftSide = this.curve.multiply(this.curve.generator, response);
    const rightSide = this.curve.add(
      commitment,
      this.curve.multiply(publicKey, challenge)
    );
    
    return this.curve.equals(leftSide, rightSide);
  }

  // Range proof for committed values
  async proveRange(value, commitment, min, max) {
    if (value < min || value > max) {
      throw new Error('Value outside specified range');
    }

    const bitLength = Math.ceil(Math.log2(max - min + 1));
    const bits = this.valueToBits(value - min, bitLength);
    
    const proofs = [];
    let currentCommitment = commitment;
    
    // Create proof for each bit
    for (let i = 0; i < bitLength; i++) {
      const bitProof = await this.proveBit(bits[i], currentCommitment);
      proofs.push(bitProof);
      
      // Update commitment for next bit
      currentCommitment = this.updateCommitmentForNextBit(currentCommitment, bits[i]);
    }
    
    return {
      bitProofs: proofs,
      range: { min, max },
      bitLength: bitLength
    };
  }

  // Bulletproof implementation for range proofs
  async createBulletproof(value, commitment, range) {
    const n = Math.ceil(Math.log2(range));
    const generators = this.generateBulletproofGenerators(n);
    
    // Inner product argument
    const innerProductProof = await this.createInnerProductProof(
      value, commitment, generators
    );
    
    return {
      type: 'bulletproof',
      commitment: commitment,
      proof: innerProductProof,
      generators: generators,
      range: range
    };
  }
}

Attack Detection System

class ConsensusSecurityMonitor {
  constructor() {
    this.attackDetectors = new Map();
    this.behaviorAnalyzer = new BehaviorAnalyzer();
    this.reputationSystem = new ReputationSystem();
    this.alertSystem = new SecurityAlertSystem();
    this.forensicLogger = new ForensicLogger();
  }

  // Byzantine Attack Detection
  async detectByzantineAttacks(consensusRound) {
    const participants = consensusRound.participants;
    const messages = consensusRound.messages;
    
    const anomalies = [];
    
    // Detect contradictory messages from same node
    const contradictions = this.detectContradictoryMessages(messages);
    if (contradictions.length > 0) {
      anomalies.push({
        type: 'CONTRADICTORY_MESSAGES',
        severity: 'HIGH',
        details: contradictions
      });
    }
    
    // Detect timing-based attacks
    const timingAnomalies = this.detectTimingAnomalies(messages);
    if (timingAnomalies.length > 0) {
      anomalies.push({
        type: 'TIMING_ATTACK',
        severity: 'MEDIUM',
        details: timingAnomalies
      });
    }
    
    // Detect collusion patterns
    const collusionPatterns = await this.detectCollusion(participants, messages);
    if (collusionPatterns.length > 0) {
      anomalies.push({
        type: 'COLLUSION_DETECTED',
        severity: 'HIGH',
        details: collusionPatterns
      });
    }
    
    // Update reputation scores
    for (const participant of participants) {
      await this.reputationSystem.updateReputation(
        participant,
        anomalies.filter(a => a.details.includes(participant))
      );
    }
    
    return anomalies;
  }

  // Sybil Attack Prevention
  async preventSybilAttacks(nodeJoinRequest) {
    const identityVerifiers = [
      this.verifyProofOfWork(nodeJoinRequest),
      this.verifyStakeProof(nodeJoinRequest),
      this.verifyIdentityCredentials(nodeJoinRequest),
      this.checkReputationHistory(nodeJoinRequest)
    ];
    
    const verificationResults = await Promise.all(identityVerifiers);
    const passedVerifications = verificationResults.filter(r => r.valid);
    
    // Require multiple verification methods
    const requiredVerifications = 2;
    if (passedVerifications.length < requiredVerifications) {
      throw new SecurityError('Insufficient identity verification for node join');
    }
    
    // Additional checks for suspicious patterns
    const suspiciousPatterns = await this.detectSybilPatterns(nodeJoinRequest);
    if (suspiciousPatterns.length > 0) {
      await this.alertSystem.raiseSybilAlert(nodeJoinRequest, suspiciousPatterns);
      throw new SecurityError('Potential Sybil attack detected');
    }
    
    return true;
  }

  // Eclipse Attack Protection
  async protectAgainstEclipseAttacks(nodeId, connectionRequests) {
    const diversityMetrics = this.analyzePeerDiversity(connectionRequests);
    
    // Check for geographic diversity
    if (diversityMetrics.geographicEntropy < 2.0) {
      await this.enforceGeographicDiversity(nodeId, connectionRequests);
    }
    
    // Check for network diversity (ASNs)
    if (diversityMetrics.networkEntropy < 1.5) {
      await this.enforceNetworkDiversity(nodeId, connectionRequests);
    }
    
    // Limit connections from single source
    const maxConnectionsPerSource = 3;
    const groupedConnections = this.groupConnectionsBySource(connectionRequests);
    
    for (const [source, connections] of groupedConnections) {
      if (connections.length > maxConnectionsPerSource) {
        await this.alertSystem.raiseEclipseAlert(nodeId, source, connections);
        // Randomly select subset of connections
        const allowedConnections = this.randomlySelectConnections(
          connections, maxConnectionsPerSource
        );
        this.blockExcessConnections(
          connections.filter(c => !allowedConnections.includes(c))
        );
      }
    }
  }

  // DoS Attack Mitigation
  async mitigateDoSAttacks(incomingRequests) {
    const rateLimiter = new AdaptiveRateLimiter();
    const requestAnalyzer = new RequestPatternAnalyzer();
    
    // Analyze request patterns for anomalies
    const anomalousRequests = await requestAnalyzer.detectAnomalies(incomingRequests);
    
    if (anomalousRequests.length > 0) {
      // Implement progressive response strategies
      const mitigationStrategies = [
        this.applyRateLimiting(anomalousRequests),
        this.implementPriorityQueuing(incomingRequests),
        this.activateCircuitBreakers(anomalousRequests),
        this.deployTemporaryBlacklisting(anomalousRequests)
      ];
      
      await Promise.all(mitigationStrategies);
    }
    
    return this.filterLegitimateRequests(incomingRequests, anomalousRequests);
  }
}

Secure Key Management

class SecureKeyManager {
  constructor() {
    this.keyStore = new EncryptedKeyStore();
    this.rotationScheduler = new KeyRotationScheduler();
    this.distributionProtocol = new SecureDistributionProtocol();
    this.backupSystem = new SecureBackupSystem();
  }

  // Distributed Key Generation
  async generateDistributedKey(participants, threshold) {
    const dkgProtocol = new DistributedKeyGeneration(threshold, participants.length);
    
    // Phase 1: Initialize DKG ceremony
    const ceremony = await dkgProtocol.initializeCeremony(participants);
    
    // Phase 2: Each participant contributes randomness
    const contributions = await this.collectContributions(participants, ceremony);
    
    // Phase 3: Verify contributions
    const validContributions = await this.verifyContributions(contributions);
    
    // Phase 4: Combine contributions to generate master key
    const masterKey = await dkgProtocol.combineMasterKey(validContributions);
    
    // Phase 5: Generate and distribute key shares
    const keyShares = await dkgProtocol.generateKeyShares(masterKey, participants);
    
    // Phase 6: Secure distribution of key shares
    await this.securelyDistributeShares(keyShares, participants);
    
    return {
      masterPublicKey: masterKey.publicKey,
      ceremony: ceremony,
      participants: participants
    };
  }

  // Key Rotation Protocol
  async rotateKeys(currentKeyId, participants) {
    // Generate new key using proactive secret sharing
    const newKey = await this.generateDistributedKey(participants, Math.floor(participants.length / 2) + 1);
    
    // Create transition period where both keys are valid
    const transitionPeriod = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 24 hours
    await this.scheduleKeyTransition(currentKeyId, newKey.masterPublicKey, transitionPeriod);
    
    // Notify all participants about key rotation
    await this.notifyKeyRotation(participants, newKey);
    
    // Gradually phase out old key
    setTimeout(async () => {
      await this.deactivateKey(currentKeyId);
    }, transitionPeriod);
    
    return newKey;
  }

  // Secure Key Backup and Recovery
  async backupKeyShares(keyShares, backupThreshold) {
    const backupShares = this.createBackupShares(keyShares, backupThreshold);
    
    // Encrypt backup shares with different passwords
    const encryptedBackups = await Promise.all(
      backupShares.map(async (share, index) => ({
        id: `backup_${index}`,
        encryptedShare: await this.encryptBackupShare(share, `password_${index}`),
        checksum: this.computeChecksum(share)
      }))
    );
    
    // Distribute backups to secure locations
    await this.distributeBackups(encryptedBackups);
    
    return encryptedBackups.map(backup => ({
      id: backup.id,
      checksum: backup.checksum
    }));
  }

  async recoverFromBackup(backupIds, passwords) {
    const backupShares = [];
    
    // Retrieve and decrypt backup shares
    for (let i = 0; i < backupIds.length; i++) {
      const encryptedBackup = await this.retrieveBackup(backupIds[i]);
      const decryptedShare = await this.decryptBackupShare(
        encryptedBackup.encryptedShare,
        passwords[i]
      );
      
      // Verify integrity
      const checksum = this.computeChecksum(decryptedShare);
      if (checksum !== encryptedBackup.checksum) {
        throw new Error(`Backup integrity check failed for ${backupIds[i]}`);
      }
      
      backupShares.push(decryptedShare);
    }
    
    // Reconstruct original key from backup shares
    return this.reconstructKeyFromBackup(backupShares);
  }
}

MCP Integration Hooks

Security Monitoring Integration

// Store security metrics in memory
await this.mcpTools.memory_usage({
  action: 'store',
  key: `security_metrics_${Date.now()}`,
  value: JSON.stringify({
    attacksDetected: this.attacksDetected,
    reputationScores: Array.from(this.reputationSystem.scores.entries()),
    keyRotationEvents: this.keyRotationHistory
  }),
  namespace: 'consensus_security',
  ttl: 86400000 // 24 hours
});

// Performance monitoring for security operations
await this.mcpTools.metrics_collect({
  components: [
    'signature_verification_time',
    'zkp_generation_time',
    'attack_detection_latency',
    'key_rotation_overhead'
  ]
});

Neural Pattern Learning for Security

// Learn attack patterns
await this.mcpTools.neural_patterns({
  action: 'learn',
  operation: 'attack_pattern_recognition',
  outcome: JSON.stringify({
    attackType: detectedAttack.type,
    patterns: detectedAttack.patterns,
    mitigation: appliedMitigation
  })
});

// Predict potential security threats
const threatPrediction = await this.mcpTools.neural_predict({
  modelId: 'security_threat_model',
  input: JSON.stringify(currentSecurityMetrics)
});

Integration with Consensus Protocols

Byzantine Consensus Security

class ByzantineConsensusSecurityWrapper {
  constructor(byzantineCoordinator, securityManager) {
    this.consensus = byzantineCoordinator;
    this.security = securityManager;
  }

  async secureConsensusRound(proposal) {
    // Pre-consensus security checks
    await this.security.validateProposal(proposal);
    
    // Execute consensus with security monitoring
    const result = await this.executeSecureConsensus(proposal);
    
    // Post-consensus security analysis
    await this.security.analyzeConsensusRound(result);
    
    return result;
  }

  async executeSecureConsensus(proposal) {
    // Sign proposal with threshold signature
    const signedProposal = await this.security.thresholdSignature.sign(proposal);
    
    // Monitor consensus execution for attacks
    const monitor = this.security.startConsensusMonitoring();
    
    try {
      // Execute Byzantine consensus
      const result = await this.consensus.initiateConsensus(signedProposal);
      
      // Verify result integrity
      await this.security.verifyConsensusResult(result);
      
      return result;
    } finally {
      monitor.stop();
    }
  }
}

Security Testing and Validation

Penetration Testing Framework

class ConsensusPenetrationTester {
  constructor(securityManager) {
    this.security = securityManager;
    this.testScenarios = new Map();
    this.vulnerabilityDatabase = new VulnerabilityDatabase();
  }

  async runSecurityTests() {
    const testResults = [];
    
    // Test 1: Byzantine attack simulation
    testResults.push(await this.testByzantineAttack());
    
    // Test 2: Sybil attack simulation
    testResults.push(await this.testSybilAttack());
    
    // Test 3: Eclipse attack simulation
    testResults.push(await this.testEclipseAttack());
    
    // Test 4: DoS attack simulation
    testResults.push(await this.testDoSAttack());
    
    // Test 5: Cryptographic security tests
    testResults.push(await this.testCryptographicSecurity());
    
    return this.generateSecurityReport(testResults);
  }

  async testByzantineAttack() {
    // Simulate malicious nodes sending contradictory messages
    const maliciousNodes = this.createMaliciousNodes(3);
    const attack = new ByzantineAttackSimulator(maliciousNodes);
    
    const startTime = Date.now();
    const detectionTime = await this.security.detectByzantineAttacks(attack.execute());
    const endTime = Date.now();
    
    return {
      test: 'Byzantine Attack',
      detected: detectionTime !== null,
      detectionLatency: detectionTime ? endTime - startTime : null,
      mitigation: await this.security.mitigateByzantineAttack(attack)
    };
  }
}

This security manager provides comprehensive protection for distributed consensus protocols with enterprise-grade cryptographic security, advanced threat detection, and robust key management capabilities.

Related skills

FAQ

What does agent-security-manager protect?

agent-security-manager protects distributed consensus protocols with cryptographic security, attack detection, key management, secure communication, and threat mitigation. The ruflo skill activates verification hooks when consensus-related tasks are detected.

When does agent-security-manager run security audits?

agent-security-manager runs security audits in post-operation hooks after consensus protocol changes complete. Pre-operation hooks initialize cryptographic verification before consensus tasks execute.

Is Agent Security Manager safe to install?

skills.sh reports 1 of 3 security scanners passed. Review the Security Audits panel on this page before installing in production.

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