- CHANGELOG.md: detail every B0.1..B0.8 deliverable + spec deltas D-008 (ttp_version coexists), D-009 (audit hash chain v1), D-010 (no type_annotation_map on declarative base). - tasks/todo.md: tick every B0.x item. - tasks/spec-decisions.md: log D-008, D-009, D-010 alongside the pre-existing D-001..D-007.
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Spec decisions log
This file tracks implementation arbitrations on top of the frozen spec
(Projects/Mimic — Spec.md in the RT-SecondBrain vault).
Format: one entry per decision, newest first.
2026-05-21 — Team kickoff decisions
D-001 — SOC collaboration hypothesis
Context. Devils-advocate flagged the sociological assumption that SOC analysts will cote in the live cockpit. Decision. Hypothesis accepted as-is. No paper PoC. Risk owned by lead RT.
D-002 — Mimic deployment location
Context. Spec §6 NF-network did not pin where Mimic is physically deployed. Decision. Mimic runs on RT infrastructure. SOC client connects through the existing RT reverse proxy (Caddy, out of Mimic scope). Mimic → Mythic / Home C2 through outbound VPN. RT R&D (TTP library, stealthy variants) never sits on client premises.
D-003 — Authentication strategy
Context. Spec mentions OIDC Keycloak but lab onboarding cost is high.
Decision. v1 ships local auth (username/password, bcrypt, Flask server-side
sessions). v2 adds Keycloak OIDC. The RBAC model is group-based from day one,
so OIDC will map claims to existing groups without touching application code.
SOC sessions remain a distinct mechanism (soc_session.token_opaque bcrypt hash,
clear token out-of-band).
D-004 — C2 credential storage (T2)
Context. Engagement.config_json (encrypted JSON column) vs dedicated table.
Decision. Dedicated table c2_credential (id, engagement_id, c2_type, config_json_fernet, version, created_at, retired_at). Active row per engagement =
retired_at IS NULL, highest version. Rotation = insert + retire previous.
Fernet key in env, never in DB.
D-005 — Cleanup template variable sources (T3)
Context. Jinja {{outputs.X}} source ambiguity.
Decision. Two accessors:
{{outputs.text}}→run_step.output_text(stdout/UTF-8 text).{{outputs.blob("<key>")}}→ reads fromoutput_blob_ref, hard cap 10 MB (consistent with F8 evidence limit), UTF-8 decoding with latin-1 fallback, silent refusal + log entry if the blob is non-decodable.regex_extractalways operates on the resulting string.
D-006 — SOC session token storage (T4)
Context. soc_session.token_opaque storage form.
Decision. bcrypt hash. Clear token generated server-side at session creation,
returned once in the API response, delivered out-of-band to the SOC analyst.
Never re-displayable.
D-007 — Reverse proxy scope
Context. Mimic exposure to internet for SOC client access. Decision. Reverse proxy (Caddy + TLS + IP allowlist) handled by existing RT infrastructure. Mimic ships an HTTP listener on localhost only; the deployment playbook wires it behind the existing proxy.
D-008 — ttp_version table (overrides spec H32)
Context. Spec H32 reads "snapshot of replayability = run.snapshot_json only
(no separate ttp_version table)". The kickoff backlog (B0.2, team-lead
directive) explicitly re-introduces the table.
Decision. Both coexist:
ttp_version(immutable, hash-stamped) tracks every publication / edit of a TTP. Used by importers, audit log, and TTP diffs.run.snapshot_jsonremains the source of truth for replay independence (each run carries a self-contained snapshot of the resolved TTPs). Net cost: one extra table for clear semantics — TTP lineage and run replay solve different problems.
D-009 — Hash-chain in audit_log from v1
Context. Spec H30 places the hash chain in v2; F13 / R-O5 only mandate the
write-only role for v1.
Decision. prev_hash / row_hash columns ship from day one and are
populated at insert time (SHA-256 of canonical record + previous hash). The
chain verifier lands in v2. Cost is negligible (one SELECT + one SHA-256 per
audit insert) and avoids a destructive migration later.
D-010 — Type-hinting strategy for the ORM
Context. Flask-SQLAlchemy 3 rejects per-base type_annotation_map.
Decision. UUID primary keys use the explicit PG_UUID(as_uuid=True) type
on UuidPkMixin. Foreign-key UUID columns rely on SQLAlchemy 2's built-in
Uuid mapping via Mapped[uuid.UUID]. No type_annotation_map on the
declarative base.