AutistMask/RULES.md

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AutistMask Rules Checklist

This file is derived from README.md and REPO_POLICIES.md for use as an audit checklist. The authoritative policies are in those two files. If this file contradicts either, the originals govern.

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Cryptography

• No raw crypto primitives in application code (aes, sha, pbkdf, hmac, encrypt, decrypt, hash, cipher, digest, sign)
• All crypto goes through ethers or libsodium-wrappers-sumo
• No exceptions without an explicit code comment citing the Crypto Policy
• Secrets encrypted at rest with Argon2id + XSalsa20-Poly1305
• Password never used in address derivation (encryption only)

External Communication

• Extension contacts exactly three external services: configured RPC endpoint, CoinDesk price API, and Blockscout block-explorer API
• No analytics, telemetry, or tracking
• No user-specific data sent except to the configured RPC endpoint
• No Infura/Alchemy hard dependency
• No backend servers operated by the developer
• RPC endpoint is user-configurable (defaults to publicnode.com)

Dependencies

• Four runtime libraries only: ethers, libsodium-wrappers-sumo, qrcode, ethereum-blockies-base64
• No JS framework (React, Vue, Svelte, etc.)
• All external references pinned by cryptographic hash (per REPO_POLICIES)

Address Display & Anti-Spoofing

• Addresses displayed in full in all critical contexts (tx confirmation, send confirmation, transaction detail)
• truncateMiddle() removes at most 10 characters — enforced in code
• Caller floor for address truncation is 32 characters minimum
• Clicking any address copies the full untruncated value
• Known token symbol verification: transfers claiming a known symbol from an unrecognized contract are filtered
• Tokens with < 1,000 holders hidden from tx history and send selector
• Dust transactions below configurable threshold hidden
• Fraud contract blocklist applied to tx history

Display Consistency

• Token/ETH amounts: exactly 4 decimal places in all summary views
• Transaction detail view: exact untruncated amount (full precision)
• Transaction detail view: native quantity shown (wei / base units)
• Both amount and native quantity are click-copyable
• Timestamps: ISO datetime + relative age, everywhere they appear
• Same data formatted identically across all screens

No Layout Shift

• All async-populated elements have min-height or placeholder content
• formatUsd(null) returns "" — callers must use   fallback
• visibility: hidden preferred over display: none when space must be preserved
• No UI element moves when async data (prices, balances, tx lists) arrives

Clickable Affordance

• Every button has visible border, padding, and hover state
• Every clickable text element has underline or dashed underline
• No invisible hit targets

DEBUG Mode

• DEBUG mode only enables: red banner + hardcoded test mnemonic
• No if (DEBUG) branches that skip functionality or bypass security
• New DEBUG conditionals require explicit project owner approval

Transaction Decoding

• Decoding is best-effort display convenience only
• No protocol gets special handling beyond the confirmation screen
• If decoding fails, raw calldata displayed in full (not truncated)
• Decoders are self-contained modules in src/shared/

Approval Flow

• Site connection: explicit user approval via popup
• Transaction signing: password required, decoded details shown
• Message signing: password required, message content shown
• Typed data signing: password required, domain/type/message fields shown
• Rejected approvals return EIP-1193 error code 4001
• TX and sign approvals persist across popup close/reopen (toolbar popup)

Secrets & Storage

• Public data (xpubs, addresses, balances) stored unencrypted
• Private data (recovery phrases, private keys) encrypted at rest
• Password only required for signing operations
• No secrets in .env, credentials, or API keys committed to repo
• git add -A / git add . never used

Build & Workflow

• All tool invocations via make targets, never directly
• make check = make test + make lint + make fmt-check
• main always passes make check
• Feature branches for all changes, merge to main when done
• No force-push to main
• Pre-commit hook runs make check

Language & Labeling

• "Recovery phrase" not "seed phrase" or "mnemonic"
• "Address" not "account" or "derived key"
• "Password" not "encryption key" or "vault passphrase"
• Error messages are full sentences
• No competitor mentioned by name in code or documentation. Written exception: the injected provider in src/content/inpage.js sets the flag named after the other wallet to true, an interface-compatibility flag many dApps check (README.md, Policies)