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From: darkcode123456 <olakmalik8@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:42:54 +0000
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#398 — Vulnerability allowlist expiry policy
- Add expiry date requirements to .cargo/audit.toml allowlist entries
- Create scripts/check_allowlist_expiry.py to parse audit.toml/deny.toml
  and fail the build when any entry is past its expiry date
- Add allowlist-expiry-check CI job to .github/workflows/security.yml
- Document review cadence, responsible owners, and current allowlist table
  in docs/vulnerability-scanning.md

#399 — ACL permission inheritance tests
- Add 6 inheritance/resolution-order tests to backend/src/acl.rs:
  explicit_deny_overrides_inherited_wildcard_allow,
  wildcard_deny_overrides_specific_subject_allow,
  two_level_inheritance_deny_beats_allow_at_every_level,
  role_with_no_assigned_rules_defaults_to_allow,
  three_level_wildcard_deny_blocks_all_principals,
  removing_inherited_deny_restores_access_for_all_principals
- Document ACL resolution order in docs/security.md with flow diagram
  and implications table

#400 — Multi-sig threshold change timelock
- Add MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_TIMELOCK constant (24 h) to lib.rs
- Add PendingThresholdChange struct and PendingMultiSigThreshold DataKey
  to types.rs
- Add 3 event topic constants (ms_t_prp / ms_t_app / ms_t_can)
- Implement propose_multisig_threshold / apply_multisig_threshold /
  cancel_multisig_threshold / get_pending_multisig_threshold functions
- Add ContractError variants 127-129 (ThresholdChangePending,
  ThresholdChangeTimeLocked, NoPendingThresholdChange)
- Add multisig_threshold_timelock_tests.rs with 10 tests covering
  timelock enforcement and cancellation paths
- Document the propose→wait→apply flow in docs/multi-sig.md

#401 — Push notification payload sanitization
- Add sanitize_notif_field(), remove_html_tags(), truncate_to_byte_len()
  helpers to backend/src/notifications.rs
- Apply sanitization to vault_id and passkey_hash in notification_content()
- Add NOTIF_FIELD_MAX_LEN constant (128 bytes)
- Add 14 tests covering HTML injection, control-character stripping,
  javascript: URIs, oversized payloads, UTF-8 truncation, and regression
  tests for previously vulnerable vault_id and passkey_hash fields
- Document sanitization policy in docs/push-notifications.md
---
 .cargo/audit.toml                             |  11 +-
 .github/workflows/security.yml                |  12 +
 backend/src/acl.rs                            | 125 +++++++++
 backend/src/notifications.rs                  | 242 +++++++++++++++++-
 contracts/ttl_vault/src/lib.rs                | 223 ++++++++++++++++
 .../src/multisig_threshold_timelock_tests.rs  | 234 +++++++++++++++++
 contracts/ttl_vault/src/types.rs              |  21 ++
 docs/multi-sig.md                             |  82 ++++++
 docs/push-notifications.md                    |  33 +++
 docs/security.md                              |  44 ++++
 docs/vulnerability-scanning.md                |  51 +++-
 scripts/check_allowlist_expiry.py             | 149 +++++++++++
 12 files changed, 1215 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 contracts/ttl_vault/src/multisig_threshold_timelock_tests.rs
 create mode 100644 scripts/check_allowlist_expiry.py

diff --git a/.cargo/audit.toml b/.cargo/audit.toml
index e788a01a..3659ee47 100644
--- a/.cargo/audit.toml
+++ b/.cargo/audit.toml
@@ -6,17 +6,26 @@
 
 # Accepted vulnerability advisories
 # Format: advisory IDs that have been reviewed and accepted due to legitimate reasons
-# Include justification for each acceptance
+# Include justification for each acceptance.
+#
+# ALLOWLIST POLICY (see docs/vulnerability-scanning.md):
+#   - Every entry MUST include an expiry date comment in the form: expires = "YYYY-MM-DD"
+#   - Maximum allowlist duration: 90 days from the date the entry was added.
+#   - The CI `allowlist-expiry-check` job fails the build when an entry is past its expiry.
+#   - Re-justifying an entry resets the expiry clock (update the date comment).
 [advisories]
 ignore = [
     # `paste` (unmaintained) is pulled in transitively by soroban-wasmi, part of
     # the pinned Soroban SDK's WASM interpreter. No newer version exists and it
     # cannot be removed without a Soroban SDK upgrade.
+    # No known exploitable code path in this codebase.
+    # expires = "2026-11-28"
     "RUSTSEC-2024-0436",
     # `rand` 0.8.5 (unsound only when combined with a custom logger calling
     # rand::rng(), which this codebase does not do) is pinned transitively by
     # soroban-env-host/soroban-sdk and tokio-tungstenite; multiple rand versions
     # already coexist in the tree and 0.8.5 cannot be removed without an SDK
     # upgrade.
+    # expires = "2026-11-28"
     "RUSTSEC-2026-0097",
 ]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security.yml b/.github/workflows/security.yml
index 90fac811..cfe32d7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run cargo-deny license and advisory check
         run: cargo deny check advisories licenses
 
+  allowlist-expiry-check:
+    name: Allowlist Expiry Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Check vulnerability allowlist expiry dates
+        run: |
+          # Fail the build if any allowlisted advisory has passed its review-by date.
+          # See docs/vulnerability-scanning.md for the allowlist policy.
+          python3 scripts/check_allowlist_expiry.py
+
   dependency-review:
     name: Dependency Review
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/backend/src/acl.rs b/backend/src/acl.rs
index 2cf35f61..42c5a55b 100644
--- a/backend/src/acl.rs
+++ b/backend/src/acl.rs
@@ -275,4 +275,129 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!store.remove_rule("does-not-exist", None));
         assert!(store.audit_trail().is_empty());
     }
+
+    // ── Permission inheritance / resolution-order tests (#399) ─────────────
+    //
+    // The ACL resolution order is:
+    //   1. Collect all rules whose subject/resource/action globs match the
+    //      request.
+    //   2. If ANY matching rule has effect=Deny → DENY (deny always wins).
+    //   3. Otherwise → ALLOW (or default-allow when no rules match at all).
+    //
+    // "Inheritance" in this codebase is modelled via wildcard subjects:
+    //   - A rule with subject="*" applies to every principal (base/parent role).
+    //   - A rule with subject="alice" applies only to alice (specific override).
+    //   - A deny on a more-specific subject overrides a wildcard allow, and
+    //     vice-versa (a wildcard deny overrides a specific allow).
+    //
+    // This mirrors a two-level inheritance chain:
+    //   parent role  → wildcard rule  ("*")
+    //   child role   → subject rule   ("alice")
+
+    /// A global allow ("*") combined with a per-user deny: deny wins.
+    /// This exercises the "explicit deny always overrides inherited allow" rule.
+    #[test]
+    fn explicit_deny_overrides_inherited_wildcard_allow() {
+        let store = AclStore::default();
+        // Parent / inherited allow: everyone may GET /api/reports
+        store.add_rule(rule_req("*", "/api/reports", "GET", AclEffect::Allow));
+        // Per-user deny for alice on the same resource
+        store.add_rule(rule_req("alice", "/api/reports", "GET", AclEffect::Deny));
+
+        // alice's explicit deny overrides the wildcard allow
+        assert!(!store.is_allowed("alice", "/api/reports", "GET"));
+        // bob only has the wildcard allow — should be permitted
+        assert!(store.is_allowed("bob", "/api/reports", "GET"));
+    }
+
+    /// A per-user allow does NOT save a principal when a wildcard deny is present.
+    /// A global deny ("*") cannot be escaped by a subject-specific allow.
+    #[test]
+    fn wildcard_deny_overrides_specific_subject_allow() {
+        let store = AclStore::default();
+        // Global deny: nobody may DELETE /api/vaults
+        store.add_rule(rule_req("*", "/api/vaults", "DELETE", AclEffect::Deny));
+        // Per-user allow: alice explicitly granted DELETE
+        store.add_rule(rule_req("alice", "/api/vaults", "DELETE", AclEffect::Allow));
+
+        // Global deny wins even though alice has a specific allow
+        assert!(!store.is_allowed("alice", "/api/vaults", "DELETE"));
+        assert!(!store.is_allowed("bob", "/api/vaults", "DELETE"));
+    }
+
+    /// Two-level inheritance chain:
+    ///   Level 1 (grandparent): wildcard allow for everything
+    ///   Level 2 (parent role): wildcard deny for admin area
+    ///   Level 3 (child role / specific user): explicit allow for one admin path
+    ///
+    /// Expected: deny at level 2 still wins for alice; bob is also denied.
+    #[test]
+    fn two_level_inheritance_deny_beats_allow_at_every_level() {
+        let store = AclStore::default();
+        // Level 1 – everyone may access everything
+        store.add_rule(rule_req("*", "/", "GET", AclEffect::Allow));
+        // Level 2 – no one may access /api/admin
+        store.add_rule(rule_req("*", "/api/admin", "*", AclEffect::Deny));
+        // Level 3 – alice has a targeted allow on /api/admin/users
+        store.add_rule(rule_req(
+            "alice",
+            "/api/admin/users",
+            "GET",
+            AclEffect::Allow,
+        ));
+
+        // Level-2 wildcard deny covers /api/admin/* via prefix matching → alice
+        // is still denied even with the level-3 allow.
+        assert!(!store.is_allowed("alice", "/api/admin/users", "GET"));
+        assert!(!store.is_allowed("bob", "/api/admin/users", "GET"));
+        // Paths outside /api/admin are unaffected by the level-2 deny
+        assert!(store.is_allowed("alice", "/api/vaults", "GET"));
+    }
+
+    /// A role with zero assigned rules falls back to the default-allow behaviour.
+    #[test]
+    fn role_with_no_assigned_rules_defaults_to_allow() {
+        let store = AclStore::default();
+        // Add some rules for other subjects — carol has none
+        store.add_rule(rule_req("alice", "/api/admin", "*", AclEffect::Deny));
+        store.add_rule(rule_req("bob", "/api/reports", "GET", AclEffect::Allow));
+
+        // carol has no rules at all → default allow
+        assert!(store.is_allowed("carol", "/api/vaults", "GET"));
+        assert!(store.is_allowed("carol", "/api/admin", "POST"));
+        assert!(store.is_allowed("carol", "/api/reports", "DELETE"));
+    }
+
+    /// Three-level wildcard inheritance:
+    ///   - Action wildcard ("*") on the parent covers all methods.
+    ///   - Resource wildcard ("*") on the grandparent covers all resources.
+    ///   - Subject wildcard ("*") on the root covers all principals.
+    /// Confirms that a deny propagates correctly through all three wildcard
+    /// dimensions simultaneously.
+    #[test]
+    fn three_level_wildcard_deny_blocks_all_principals_resources_actions() {
+        let store = AclStore::default();
+        // One absolute deny rule
+        store.add_rule(rule_req("*", "*", "*", AclEffect::Deny));
+
+        assert!(!store.is_allowed("anyone", "/any/path", "GET"));
+        assert!(!store.is_allowed("anyone", "/any/path", "POST"));
+        assert!(!store.is_allowed("root", "/api/admin", "DELETE"));
+    }
+
+    /// Removing a deny rule that was "inherited" (wildcard) immediately
+    /// restores access for all principals.
+    #[test]
+    fn removing_inherited_deny_restores_access_for_all_principals() {
+        let store = AclStore::default();
+        let deny = store.add_rule(rule_req("*", "/api/beta", "*", AclEffect::Deny));
+
+        assert!(!store.is_allowed("alice", "/api/beta/feature", "GET"));
+        assert!(!store.is_allowed("bob", "/api/beta/feature", "GET"));
+
+        store.remove_rule(&deny.id, Some("admin".to_string()));
+
+        assert!(store.is_allowed("alice", "/api/beta/feature", "GET"));
+        assert!(store.is_allowed("bob", "/api/beta/feature", "GET"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/notifications.rs b/backend/src/notifications.rs
index a85c7c57..28ad53ae 100644
--- a/backend/src/notifications.rs
+++ b/backend/src/notifications.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,76 @@ impl FcmClient {
     }
 }
 
+// ── Payload sanitization (Issue #401) ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Maximum byte length for a user-controlled field included in a notification
+/// payload.  Fields that exceed this limit are truncated at the nearest
+/// character boundary.
+pub const NOTIF_FIELD_MAX_LEN: usize = 128;
+
+/// Sanitize a user-controlled string for safe inclusion in a notification payload.
+///
+/// This function:
+/// 1. Strips ASCII control characters (U+0000–U+001F and U+007F) that have no
+///    legitimate use in display text but could be exploited to inject escape
+///    sequences into notification-rendering engines.
+/// 2. Removes HTML/XML angle-bracket tags (`<…>`) to prevent HTML injection in
+///    web notification renderers.
+/// 3. Removes JavaScript protocol URIs (`javascript:`) that some renderers may
+///    treat as active links.
+/// 4. Truncates the result to `NOTIF_FIELD_MAX_LEN` bytes (preserving UTF-8
+///    character boundaries) to prevent oversized payloads that could cause
+///    denial-of-service in downstream renderers.
+///
+/// The output is safe to embed in FCM `notification.title`, `notification.body`,
+/// or `data` fields.
+pub fn sanitize_notif_field(input: &str) -> String {
+    // 1. Strip control characters.
+    let no_ctrl: String = input
+        .chars()
+        .filter(|&c| !c.is_ascii_control() || c == '\t')
+        .collect();
+
+    // 2. Remove HTML/XML tags.
+    let no_tags = remove_html_tags(&no_ctrl);
+
+    // 3. Remove javascript: URIs (case-insensitive).
+    let no_js = no_tags.replace("javascript:", "").replace("JAVASCRIPT:", "");
+
+    // 4. Truncate to NOTIF_FIELD_MAX_LEN bytes at a valid UTF-8 boundary.
+    truncate_to_byte_len(&no_js, NOTIF_FIELD_MAX_LEN)
+}
+
+/// Remove HTML/XML tags from `input` using a simple state machine.
+/// This handles nested tags and attributes without pulling in an HTML parser.
+fn remove_html_tags(input: &str) -> String {
+    let mut result = String::with_capacity(input.len());
+    let mut in_tag = false;
+    for ch in input.chars() {
+        match ch {
+            '<' => in_tag = true,
+            '>' if in_tag => in_tag = false,
+            _ if !in_tag => result.push(ch),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    result
+}
+
+/// Truncate `s` to at most `max_bytes` bytes, respecting UTF-8 character
+/// boundaries (i.e., never splitting a multi-byte character).
+fn truncate_to_byte_len(s: &str, max_bytes: usize) -> String {
+    if s.len() <= max_bytes {
+        return s.to_string();
+    }
+    // Walk backward from max_bytes to find a valid char boundary.
+    let mut end = max_bytes;
+    while end > 0 && !s.is_char_boundary(end) {
+        end -= 1;
+    }
+    s[..end].to_string()
+}
+
 // ── Notification content helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 fn notification_content(
@@ -144,47 +214,52 @@ fn notification_content(
     ttl_hours: Option<u64>,
     passkey_hash: Option<&str>,
 ) -> (&'static str, String, Value) {
+    // All user-controlled fields are sanitized before being embedded in the
+    // notification payload (Issue #401).
+    let safe_vault_id = sanitize_notif_field(vault_id);
+    let safe_passkey_hash = passkey_hash.map(|h| sanitize_notif_field(h));
+
     match notification_type {
         NotificationType::ExpiryWarning => {
             let hours = ttl_hours.unwrap_or(24);
             (
                 "⚠️ Vault Expiring Soon",
                 format!("Your vault expires in ~{hours}h. Check in now to keep it active."),
-                json!({ "type": "expiry_warning", "vault_id": vault_id }),
+                json!({ "type": "expiry_warning", "vault_id": safe_vault_id }),
             )
         }
         NotificationType::CheckInReminder => (
             "🔔 Check-In Reminder",
             "Time to check in to your Ethos-Protocol vault.".to_string(),
-            json!({ "type": "check_in_reminder", "vault_id": vault_id }),
+            json!({ "type": "check_in_reminder", "vault_id": safe_vault_id }),
         ),
         NotificationType::VaultReleased => (
             "🔓 Vault Released",
             "Your vault has been released to the beneficiary.".to_string(),
-            json!({ "type": "vault_released", "vault_id": vault_id }),
+            json!({ "type": "vault_released", "vault_id": safe_vault_id }),
         ),
         NotificationType::VaultPaused => (
             "⏸ Vault Paused",
             "Your vault has been paused.".to_string(),
-            json!({ "type": "vault_paused", "vault_id": vault_id }),
+            json!({ "type": "vault_paused", "vault_id": safe_vault_id }),
         ),
         NotificationType::PasskeyExpiringSoon => {
             let hours = ttl_hours.unwrap_or(24);
-            let short_hash = truncated_passkey_hash(passkey_hash);
+            let short_hash = truncated_passkey_hash(safe_passkey_hash.as_deref());
             (
                 "🔑 Passkey Expiring Soon",
                 format!(
-                    "Passkey {short_hash} on vault {vault_id} expires in ~{hours}h. Rotate or extend it to keep access."
+                    "Passkey {short_hash} on vault {safe_vault_id} expires in ~{hours}h. Rotate or extend it to keep access."
                 ),
-                json!({ "type": "passkey_expiring_soon", "vault_id": vault_id, "passkey_hash": passkey_hash }),
+                json!({ "type": "passkey_expiring_soon", "vault_id": safe_vault_id, "passkey_hash": safe_passkey_hash }),
             )
         }
         NotificationType::PasskeyExpired => {
-            let short_hash = truncated_passkey_hash(passkey_hash);
+            let short_hash = truncated_passkey_hash(safe_passkey_hash.as_deref());
             (
                 "🔑 Passkey Expired",
-                format!("Passkey {short_hash} on vault {vault_id} has expired."),
-                json!({ "type": "passkey_expired", "vault_id": vault_id, "passkey_hash": passkey_hash }),
+                format!("Passkey {short_hash} on vault {safe_vault_id} has expired."),
+                json!({ "type": "passkey_expired", "vault_id": safe_vault_id, "passkey_hash": safe_passkey_hash }),
             )
         }
     }
@@ -1503,4 +1578,151 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(all.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(all[0].max_retry_attempts, DEFAULT_MAX_RETRY_ATTEMPTS);
     }
+
+    // ── Payload sanitization tests (Issue #401) ───────────────────────────────
+
+    /// Normal vault IDs pass through unchanged.
+    #[test]
+    fn sanitize_normal_vault_id_unchanged() {
+        let id = "vault-abc-123";
+        assert_eq!(sanitize_notif_field(id), id);
+    }
+
+    /// A vault ID containing an HTML script tag has the tag stripped.
+    #[test]
+    fn sanitize_strips_html_script_tag() {
+        let malicious = "v1<script>alert(1)</script>";
+        let result = sanitize_notif_field(malicious);
+        assert!(!result.contains('<'), "angle brackets must be removed");
+        assert!(!result.contains('>'), "angle brackets must be removed");
+        assert!(!result.contains("script"), "script tag content must be removed");
+        assert!(result.contains("v1"), "safe prefix must be preserved");
+    }
+
+    /// HTML injection via an img tag is sanitized.
+    #[test]
+    fn sanitize_strips_html_img_tag() {
+        let malicious = "vault<img src=x onerror=alert(1)>id";
+        let result = sanitize_notif_field(malicious);
+        assert!(!result.contains('<'));
+        assert!(!result.contains('>'));
+        assert!(result.contains("vaultid"), "text outside tags must be preserved");
+    }
+
+    /// ASCII control characters (null bytes, carriage returns, etc.) are removed.
+    #[test]
+    fn sanitize_strips_control_characters() {
+        let with_ctrl = "vault\x00\x01\x1f\x7fid";
+        let result = sanitize_notif_field(with_ctrl);
+        assert!(!result.contains('\x00'));
+        assert!(!result.contains('\x01'));
+        assert!(!result.contains('\x1f'));
+        assert!(!result.contains('\x7f'));
+        assert!(result.contains("vault"));
+        assert!(result.contains("id"));
+    }
+
+    /// Newline and carriage-return characters (common injection vectors) are stripped.
+    #[test]
+    fn sanitize_strips_newlines_and_carriage_returns() {
+        let with_newlines = "vault\nid\r\n";
+        let result = sanitize_notif_field(with_newlines);
+        assert!(!result.contains('\n'), "newlines must be removed");
+        assert!(!result.contains('\r'), "carriage returns must be removed");
+    }
+
+    /// `javascript:` URIs are removed to prevent active-link injection.
+    #[test]
+    fn sanitize_removes_javascript_uri() {
+        let js_uri = "javascript:alert(document.cookie)";
+        let result = sanitize_notif_field(js_uri);
+        assert!(!result.to_lowercase().contains("javascript:"),
+            "javascript: URI scheme must be removed");
+    }
+
+    /// Fields longer than NOTIF_FIELD_MAX_LEN bytes are truncated.
+    #[test]
+    fn sanitize_truncates_oversized_field() {
+        let long_input: String = "a".repeat(NOTIF_FIELD_MAX_LEN + 50);
+        let result = sanitize_notif_field(&long_input);
+        assert!(
+            result.len() <= NOTIF_FIELD_MAX_LEN,
+            "result must not exceed NOTIF_FIELD_MAX_LEN bytes; got {}",
+            result.len()
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Fields exactly at the max length pass through unchanged.
+    #[test]
+    fn sanitize_field_at_max_length_unchanged() {
+        let at_limit: String = "b".repeat(NOTIF_FIELD_MAX_LEN);
+        let result = sanitize_notif_field(&at_limit);
+        assert_eq!(result.len(), NOTIF_FIELD_MAX_LEN);
+        assert_eq!(result, at_limit);
+    }
+
+    /// Truncation respects UTF-8 character boundaries (no split multi-byte chars).
+    #[test]
+    fn sanitize_truncation_respects_utf8_boundary() {
+        // Each '€' is 3 bytes in UTF-8; fill to just over the limit with them.
+        let euros: String = "€".repeat(50); // 150 bytes > 128
+        let result = sanitize_notif_field(&euros);
+        // Result must be valid UTF-8 (not panic on re-encode).
+        assert!(std::str::from_utf8(result.as_bytes()).is_ok());
+        assert!(result.len() <= NOTIF_FIELD_MAX_LEN);
+    }
+
+    /// A passkey hash containing injection characters is sanitized when used
+    /// in a PasskeyExpired notification (regression test for previously
+    /// vulnerable field: passkey_hash).
+    #[test]
+    fn regression_passkey_hash_field_is_sanitized_in_payload() {
+        let malicious_hash = "abc<script>stealCookies()</script>def";
+        let (_, body, data) = notification_content(
+            &NotificationType::PasskeyExpired,
+            "safe-vault-id",
+            None,
+            Some(malicious_hash),
+        );
+        // The passkey_hash value in the JSON data field must not contain raw tags.
+        let data_str = data.to_string();
+        assert!(!data_str.contains("<script>"),
+            "raw script tag must not appear in notification data");
+        assert!(!body.contains("<script>"),
+            "raw script tag must not appear in notification body");
+    }
+
+    /// A vault_id containing injection characters is sanitized in the JSON
+    /// data payload (regression test for previously vulnerable vault_id field).
+    #[test]
+    fn regression_vault_id_field_is_sanitized_in_payload() {
+        let malicious_id = "v1\"><img src=x onerror=pwn()>";
+        let (_, _body, data) = notification_content(
+            &NotificationType::VaultReleased,
+            malicious_id,
+            None,
+            None,
+        );
+        let data_str = data.to_string();
+        assert!(!data_str.contains("<img"),
+            "HTML tag must not appear unsanitized in notification data");
+        assert!(!data_str.contains("onerror"),
+            "event handler attribute must not appear in notification data");
+    }
+
+    /// A clean combined payload (vault_id + passkey_hash) produces the expected
+    /// sanitized content in all relevant notification fields.
+    #[test]
+    fn notification_content_uses_sanitized_vault_id_and_passkey_hash() {
+        // Both fields are safe — output should be identical to input.
+        let (_, body, data) = notification_content(
+            &NotificationType::PasskeyExpiringSoon,
+            "safe-vault-42",
+            Some(12),
+            Some("deadbeef01234567"),
+        );
+        assert!(body.contains("safe-vault-42"), "safe vault id should appear in body");
+        assert_eq!(data["vault_id"], "safe-vault-42");
+    }
 }
+
diff --git a/contracts/ttl_vault/src/lib.rs b/contracts/ttl_vault/src/lib.rs
index ecea13bf..53fa52ae 100644
--- a/contracts/ttl_vault/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/ttl_vault/src/lib.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ use types::{
     WITHDRAWAL_ESCROW_CREATED_TOPIC, WITHDRAWAL_ESCROW_VERIFIED_TOPIC, WITHDRAWAL_PROOF_TOPIC,
     WITHDRAWAL_RATE_LIMITED_TOPIC, WITHDRAWAL_ROLLBACK_TOPIC,
 };
+use types::{
+    PendingThresholdChange, MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_APPLIED_TOPIC, MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_CANCELLED_TOPIC,
+    MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_PROPOSED_TOPIC,
+};
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod beneficiary_auction_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -125,6 +129,8 @@ mod composition_rules_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod lifecycle_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
+mod multisig_threshold_timelock_tests;
+#[cfg(test)]
 mod passkey_audit_tests;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod passkey_cap_tests;
@@ -188,6 +194,13 @@ const ADMIN_TRANSFER_TIMELOCK: u64 = 86_400;
 /// Time-lock delay before a proposed protocol config takes effect (24 hours) — Issue #809.
 const PROTOCOL_CONFIG_TIMELOCK: u64 = 86_400;
 
+/// Time-lock delay before a proposed multi-sig threshold change takes effect (24 hours) — Issue #400.
+///
+/// An instant threshold reduction (e.g., lowering required signers from 3 to 1) could be
+/// abused by an attacker who compromises a single admin key. The 24-hour window gives
+/// co-signers time to detect and cancel a malicious proposal.
+const MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_TIMELOCK: u64 = 86_400;
+
 /// Maximum number of beneficiaries allowed per vault — Issue #872.
 /// Derived from benchmark data: 20 beneficiaries stays safely below the 100M
 /// Soroban instruction limit; 50 approaches it. Capped at 20 for headroom.
@@ -388,6 +401,13 @@ pub enum ContractError {
     InheritanceCycleDetected = 125,
     // Slice consensus voting: finalization attempted below the minimum quorum
     InsufficientQuorum = 126,
+    // Issue #400: multi-sig threshold-change timelock errors
+    /// A threshold-change proposal for this vault already exists and is pending.
+    ThresholdChangePending = 127,
+    /// The threshold-change timelock has not yet elapsed; cannot apply the change yet.
+    ThresholdChangeTimeLocked = 128,
+    /// No pending threshold-change proposal exists for this vault.
+    NoPendingThresholdChange = 129,
 }
 
 #[contract]
@@ -11026,6 +11046,209 @@ impl TtlVaultContract {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    // ── Threshold-change timelock (Issue #400) ────────────────────────────────
+
+    /// Propose a new approval threshold for the vault's multi-sig configuration.
+    ///
+    /// The change is NOT applied immediately. A `MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_TIMELOCK`
+    /// (24-hour) delay must elapse before `apply_multisig_threshold` can be
+    /// called. This window gives co-signers time to detect and cancel a
+    /// malicious reduction.
+    ///
+    /// Emits a `ms_t_prp` event so that monitoring services can alert on
+    /// unexpected threshold-change proposals.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// - `ContractError::NotOwner` — caller is not the vault owner.
+    /// - `ContractError::AlreadyReleased` — vault is no longer locked.
+    /// - `ContractError::MultiSigRequired` — vault has no multi-sig config.
+    /// - `ContractError::InvalidThreshold` — new threshold out of range.
+    /// - `ContractError::ThresholdChangePending` — a proposal is already waiting.
+    pub fn propose_multisig_threshold(
+        env: Env,
+        vault_id: u64,
+        caller: Address,
+        new_threshold: u32,
+    ) -> Result<(), ContractError> {
+        caller.require_auth();
+        let vault = Self::load_vault(&env, vault_id);
+        if caller != vault.owner {
+            return Err(ContractError::NotOwner);
+        }
+        if vault.status != ReleaseStatus::Locked {
+            return Err(ContractError::AlreadyReleased);
+        }
+
+        // Require an existing multi-sig config to change.
+        let config = env
+            .storage()
+            .persistent()
+            .get::<DataKey, MultiSigConfig>(&DataKey::MultiSigConfig(vault_id))
+            .ok_or(ContractError::MultiSigRequired)?;
+
+        // Validate the proposed threshold against the current signer count.
+        let total = config.signers.len() as u32 + 1; // co-signers + owner
+        if new_threshold == 0 || new_threshold > total {
+            return Err(ContractError::InvalidThreshold);
+        }
+
+        // Only one pending proposal allowed at a time.
+        if env
+            .storage()
+            .persistent()
+            .has(&DataKey::PendingMultiSigThreshold(vault_id))
+        {
+            return Err(ContractError::ThresholdChangePending);
+        }
+
+        let proposed_at = env.ledger().timestamp();
+        let pending = PendingThresholdChange {
+            new_threshold,
+            proposed_at,
+        };
+        let key = DataKey::PendingMultiSigThreshold(vault_id);
+        env.storage().persistent().set(&key, &pending);
+        env.storage().persistent().extend_ttl(
+            &key,
+            VAULT_TTL_THRESHOLD,
+            vault_ttl_ledgers(vault.check_in_interval),
+        );
+        env.storage()
+            .instance()
+            .extend_ttl(INSTANCE_TTL_THRESHOLD, INSTANCE_TTL_LEDGERS);
+
+        // Emit an event so monitors can detect unexpected proposals.
+        env.events().publish(
+            (MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_PROPOSED_TOPIC, vault_id),
+            (new_threshold, proposed_at),
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Apply a pending threshold change after the timelock has elapsed.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// - `ContractError::NotOwner` — caller is not the vault owner.
+    /// - `ContractError::NoPendingThresholdChange` — no proposal exists.
+    /// - `ContractError::ThresholdChangeTimeLocked` — 24-hour delay not yet elapsed.
+    pub fn apply_multisig_threshold(
+        env: Env,
+        vault_id: u64,
+        caller: Address,
+    ) -> Result<(), ContractError> {
+        caller.require_auth();
+        let vault = Self::load_vault(&env, vault_id);
+        if caller != vault.owner {
+            return Err(ContractError::NotOwner);
+        }
+
+        let pending = env
+            .storage()
+            .persistent()
+            .get::<DataKey, PendingThresholdChange>(&DataKey::PendingMultiSigThreshold(vault_id))
+            .ok_or(ContractError::NoPendingThresholdChange)?;
+
+        let now = env.ledger().timestamp();
+        if now < pending.proposed_at + MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_TIMELOCK {
+            return Err(ContractError::ThresholdChangeTimeLocked);
+        }
+
+        // Load, update, and re-store the multi-sig config.
+        let mut config = env
+            .storage()
+            .persistent()
+            .get::<DataKey, MultiSigConfig>(&DataKey::MultiSigConfig(vault_id))
+            .ok_or(ContractError::MultiSigRequired)?;
+
+        config.threshold = pending.new_threshold;
+        let cfg_key = DataKey::MultiSigConfig(vault_id);
+        env.storage().persistent().set(&cfg_key, &config);
+        env.storage().persistent().extend_ttl(
+            &cfg_key,
+            VAULT_TTL_THRESHOLD,
+            vault_ttl_ledgers(vault.check_in_interval),
+        );
+
+        // Remove the pending proposal.
+        env.storage()
+            .persistent()
+            .remove(&DataKey::PendingMultiSigThreshold(vault_id));
+
+        env.storage()
+            .instance()
+            .extend_ttl(INSTANCE_TTL_THRESHOLD, INSTANCE_TTL_LEDGERS);
+
+        env.events().publish(
+            (MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_APPLIED_TOPIC, vault_id),
+            pending.new_threshold,
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Cancel a pending threshold change before it has been applied.
+    ///
+    /// Any co-signer or the owner may cancel to abort a malicious proposal.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// - `ContractError::NotASigner` — caller is neither the owner nor a co-signer.
+    /// - `ContractError::NoPendingThresholdChange` — no proposal to cancel.
+    pub fn cancel_multisig_threshold(
+        env: Env,
+        vault_id: u64,
+        caller: Address,
+    ) -> Result<(), ContractError> {
+        caller.require_auth();
+        let vault = Self::load_vault(&env, vault_id);
+
+        // Allow the owner or any current co-signer to cancel.
+        let is_authorized = caller == vault.owner || {
+            match env
+                .storage()
+                .persistent()
+                .get::<DataKey, MultiSigConfig>(&DataKey::MultiSigConfig(vault_id))
+            {
+                Some(cfg) => cfg.signers.contains(&caller),
+                None => false,
+            }
+        };
+        if !is_authorized {
+            return Err(ContractError::NotASigner);
+        }
+
+        if !env
+            .storage()
+            .persistent()
+            .has(&DataKey::PendingMultiSigThreshold(vault_id))
+        {
+            return Err(ContractError::NoPendingThresholdChange);
+        }
+
+        env.storage()
+            .persistent()
+            .remove(&DataKey::PendingMultiSigThreshold(vault_id));
+
+        env.storage()
+            .instance()
+            .extend_ttl(INSTANCE_TTL_THRESHOLD, INSTANCE_TTL_LEDGERS);
+
+        env.events()
+            .publish((MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_CANCELLED_TOPIC, vault_id), caller);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Query a pending threshold change proposal (if any).
+    pub fn get_pending_multisig_threshold(
+        env: Env,
+        vault_id: u64,
+    ) -> Option<PendingThresholdChange> {
+        env.storage()
+            .persistent()
+            .get::<DataKey, PendingThresholdChange>(&DataKey::PendingMultiSigThreshold(vault_id))
+    }
+
     /// Remove a single signer from multi-sig config (owner-only).
     /// Automatically cancels proposals that would no longer reach threshold.
     pub fn remove_multisig_signer(
diff --git a/contracts/ttl_vault/src/multisig_threshold_timelock_tests.rs b/contracts/ttl_vault/src/multisig_threshold_timelock_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed563435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/ttl_vault/src/multisig_threshold_timelock_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,234 @@
+//! Tests for the multi-sig approval threshold change timelock — Issue #400.
+//!
+//! This module verifies:
+//!   1. A proposed threshold change is NOT applied immediately.
+//!   2. `apply_multisig_threshold` fails before the 24-hour timelock elapses.
+//!   3. `apply_multisig_threshold` succeeds after the timelock elapses.
+//!   4. Any co-signer (or the owner) can cancel a pending proposal.
+//!   5. Cancellation prevents application.
+//!   6. Only one pending proposal is allowed at a time.
+//!   7. Proposing an invalid threshold is rejected up-front.
+
+#![cfg(test)]
+
+extern crate alloc;
+
+use super::*;
+use soroban_sdk::{
+    testutils::{Address as _, Ledger},
+    token::StellarAssetClient,
+    vec, Address, Env,
+};
+
+// ── Test helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fn setup() -> (
+    Env,
+    Address, // owner
+    Address, // cosigner1
+    Address, // cosigner2
+    Address, // contract address
+    TtlVaultContractClient<'static>,
+    u64,     // vault_id
+) {
+    let env = Env::default();
+    env.mock_all_auths();
+
+    let admin = Address::generate(&env);
+    let owner = Address::generate(&env);
+    let cosigner1 = Address::generate(&env);
+    let cosigner2 = Address::generate(&env);
+
+    let token_admin = Address::generate(&env);
+    let token_address = env
+        .register_stellar_asset_contract_v2(token_admin)
+        .address();
+    StellarAssetClient::new(&env, &token_address).mint(&owner, &1_000_000);
+
+    let contract_address = env.register_contract(None, TtlVaultContract);
+    let client = TtlVaultContractClient::new(&env, &contract_address);
+    client.initialize(&token_address, &admin);
+
+    // Create a vault with a 7-day check-in interval.
+    let vault_id = client.create_vault(&owner, &cosigner1, &604_800u64, &None);
+
+    // Configure 2-of-3 multi-sig (owner + cosigner1 + cosigner2, threshold = 2).
+    client.configure_multisig(
+        &vault_id,
+        &owner,
+        &vec![&env, cosigner1.clone(), cosigner2.clone()],
+        &2u32,
+    );
+
+    let client: TtlVaultContractClient<'static> = unsafe { core::mem::transmute(client) };
+    (env, owner, cosigner1, cosigner2, contract_address, client, vault_id)
+}
+
+// ── Timelock enforcement tests ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Proposing a threshold change stores a pending proposal and does NOT
+/// apply the change immediately.
+#[test]
+fn propose_threshold_does_not_change_config_immediately() {
+    let (env, owner, _cs1, _cs2, _ca, client, vault_id) = setup();
+
+    // Current threshold is 2.
+    let config_before = client.get_multisig_config(&vault_id).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(config_before.threshold, 2);
+
+    // Propose lowering to 1.
+    client.propose_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner, &1u32);
+
+    // Config threshold must still be 2.
+    let config_after = client.get_multisig_config(&vault_id).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(config_after.threshold, 2, "threshold must not change before timelock elapses");
+
+    // A pending proposal must be stored.
+    let pending = client.get_pending_multisig_threshold(&vault_id);
+    assert!(pending.is_some(), "pending proposal should exist after propose");
+    assert_eq!(pending.unwrap().new_threshold, 1);
+}
+
+/// Applying a threshold change BEFORE the 24-hour timelock fails with
+/// `ThresholdChangeTimeLocked`.
+#[test]
+#[should_panic]
+fn apply_threshold_before_timelock_panics() {
+    let (env, owner, _cs1, _cs2, _ca, client, vault_id) = setup();
+    client.propose_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner, &1u32);
+
+    // Advance time by only 23 hours — still within the lock window.
+    env.ledger()
+        .with_mut(|l| l.timestamp = l.timestamp + 82_800);
+
+    // This should panic (ThresholdChangeTimeLocked).
+    client.apply_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner);
+}
+
+/// Applying a threshold change AFTER the 24-hour timelock succeeds and the
+/// config is updated.
+#[test]
+fn apply_threshold_after_timelock_updates_config() {
+    let (env, owner, _cs1, _cs2, _ca, client, vault_id) = setup();
+    client.propose_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner, &1u32);
+
+    // Advance time by exactly 24 hours.
+    env.ledger()
+        .with_mut(|l| l.timestamp = l.timestamp + 86_400);
+
+    client.apply_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner);
+
+    // Threshold must now be 1.
+    let config = client.get_multisig_config(&vault_id).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(config.threshold, 1, "threshold should be updated after timelock elapses");
+
+    // Pending proposal must be cleared.
+    assert!(
+        client.get_pending_multisig_threshold(&vault_id).is_none(),
+        "pending proposal should be cleared after apply"
+    );
+}
+
+/// Applying a threshold change more than 24 hours after the proposal also works.
+#[test]
+fn apply_threshold_well_after_timelock_succeeds() {
+    let (env, owner, _cs1, _cs2, _ca, client, vault_id) = setup();
+    client.propose_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner, &3u32);
+
+    // Advance time by 48 hours.
+    env.ledger()
+        .with_mut(|l| l.timestamp = l.timestamp + 172_800);
+
+    client.apply_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner);
+    let config = client.get_multisig_config(&vault_id).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(config.threshold, 3);
+}
+
+// ── Cancellation tests ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// The owner can cancel a pending proposal.
+#[test]
+fn owner_can_cancel_pending_threshold_change() {
+    let (_env, owner, _cs1, _cs2, _ca, client, vault_id) = setup();
+    client.propose_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner, &1u32);
+
+    client.cancel_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner);
+
+    assert!(
+        client.get_pending_multisig_threshold(&vault_id).is_none(),
+        "pending proposal should be removed after cancel"
+    );
+}
+
+/// A co-signer can cancel a pending proposal.
+#[test]
+fn cosigner_can_cancel_pending_threshold_change() {
+    let (_env, owner, cosigner1, _cs2, _ca, client, vault_id) = setup();
+    client.propose_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner, &1u32);
+
+    // cosigner1 cancels.
+    client.cancel_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &cosigner1);
+
+    assert!(
+        client.get_pending_multisig_threshold(&vault_id).is_none(),
+        "co-signer should be able to cancel a pending threshold proposal"
+    );
+}
+
+/// After cancellation, applying the (now removed) proposal panics.
+#[test]
+#[should_panic]
+fn apply_after_cancel_panics() {
+    let (env, owner, _cs1, _cs2, _ca, client, vault_id) = setup();
+    client.propose_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner, &1u32);
+    client.cancel_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner);
+
+    // Advance past timelock.
+    env.ledger()
+        .with_mut(|l| l.timestamp = l.timestamp + 86_400);
+
+    // Should panic: NoPendingThresholdChange.
+    client.apply_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner);
+}
+
+// ── Duplicate proposal guard ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Proposing a second threshold change while one is pending panics with
+/// `ThresholdChangePending`.
+#[test]
+#[should_panic]
+fn second_propose_while_pending_panics() {
+    let (_env, owner, _cs1, _cs2, _ca, client, vault_id) = setup();
+    client.propose_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner, &1u32);
+    // Second proposal should panic.
+    client.propose_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner, &3u32);
+}
+
+// ── Invalid threshold guard ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Proposing threshold = 0 panics with `InvalidThreshold`.
+#[test]
+#[should_panic]
+fn propose_threshold_zero_panics() {
+    let (_env, owner, _cs1, _cs2, _ca, client, vault_id) = setup();
+    client.propose_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner, &0u32);
+}
+
+/// Proposing a threshold greater than total signers (owner + 2 co-signers = 3)
+/// panics with `InvalidThreshold`.
+#[test]
+#[should_panic]
+fn propose_threshold_above_total_signers_panics() {
+    let (_env, owner, _cs1, _cs2, _ca, client, vault_id) = setup();
+    // Total signers = 3 (owner + cosigner1 + cosigner2); 4 is invalid.
+    client.propose_multisig_threshold(&vault_id, &owner, &4u32);
+}
+
+// ── Query: no pending change ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// When no proposal exists, `get_pending_multisig_threshold` returns None.
+#[test]
+fn get_pending_threshold_returns_none_when_no_proposal() {
+    let (_env, _owner, _cs1, _cs2, _ca, client, vault_id) = setup();
+    assert!(client.get_pending_multisig_threshold(&vault_id).is_none());
+}
diff --git a/contracts/ttl_vault/src/types.rs b/contracts/ttl_vault/src/types.rs
index acb526ed..c2020886 100644
--- a/contracts/ttl_vault/src/types.rs
+++ b/contracts/ttl_vault/src/types.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ pub const MULTISIG_EXECUTED_TOPIC: Symbol = symbol_short!("ms_exec");
 pub const MULTISIG_VETOED_TOPIC: Symbol = symbol_short!("ms_veto");
 pub const MULTISIG_SIGNER_REMOVED_TOPIC: Symbol = symbol_short!("ms_rm_sig");
 pub const MULTISIG_PROPOSAL_EXPIRY: u64 = 604_800; // 7 days
+// Issue #400: threshold-change timelock events
+pub const MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_PROPOSED_TOPIC: Symbol = symbol_short!("ms_t_prp");
+pub const MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_APPLIED_TOPIC: Symbol = symbol_short!("ms_t_app");
+pub const MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_CANCELLED_TOPIC: Symbol = symbol_short!("ms_t_can");
 
 pub const META_VERSION_TOPIC: Symbol = symbol_short!("meta_ver");
 pub const META_REVERT_TOPIC: Symbol = symbol_short!("meta_rev");
@@ -392,6 +396,8 @@ pub enum DataKey {
     MultiSigConfig(u64),
     MultiSigProposal(u64, u64),
     MultiSigProposalCount(u64),
+    // Issue #400: pending threshold change (vault_id → PendingThresholdChange)
+    PendingMultiSigThreshold(u64),
     MetadataHistory(u64),
     CustomMetadataHistory(u64),
     OwnerVaultCount(Address),
@@ -1139,6 +1145,21 @@ pub struct MultiSigProposal {
     pub created_at: u64,
 }
 
+/// Pending threshold change under timelock — Issue #400.
+///
+/// When the vault owner calls `propose_multisig_threshold`, the desired new
+/// threshold is stored here along with the timestamp at which the change was
+/// proposed. The change cannot be applied until
+/// `proposed_at + MULTISIG_THRESHOLD_TIMELOCK` seconds have elapsed.
+#[contracttype]
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct PendingThresholdChange {
+    /// The new threshold value that is waiting to take effect.
+    pub new_threshold: u32,
+    /// Unix timestamp (seconds) when this proposal was created.
+    pub proposed_at: u64,
+}
+
 /// Multi-signature operation types
 #[contracttype]
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/docs/multi-sig.md b/docs/multi-sig.md
index f9ea304d..e2786728 100644
--- a/docs/multi-sig.md
+++ b/docs/multi-sig.md
@@ -244,6 +244,88 @@ Result:
 | `#45` | `CannotRemoveOwner` | Cannot remove the owner from signers |
 | `#46` | `CannotRemoveLastSigner` | Must keep at least one co-signer |
 | `#47` | `SignerNotFound` | Signer not in the current configuration |
+| `#127` | `ThresholdChangePending` | A threshold-change proposal is already pending for this vault |
+| `#128` | `ThresholdChangeTimeLocked` | 24-hour timelock has not elapsed; cannot apply the change yet |
+| `#129` | `NoPendingThresholdChange` | No pending threshold-change proposal exists for this vault |
+
+---
+
+## Threshold Change Timelock
+
+### Overview
+
+Changing the approval threshold of an existing multi-sig configuration is a
+security-sensitive operation. An instant reduction (e.g., lowering required
+approvals from 3 to 1) could be abused if a single admin key is compromised.
+
+To prevent this, threshold changes follow a **propose → wait → apply** flow with
+a 24-hour timelock. Co-signers who detect a malicious proposal can cancel it
+during the window.
+
+```
+Owner
+  │
+  ├─ propose_multisig_threshold(vault_id, new_threshold)
+  │   └─ Emits ms_t_prp event (monitoring can alert on this)
+  │
+  ├── 24-hour window ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+  │   │                                            │
+  │   │ (co-signer detects malicious proposal)     │
+  │   ├─ cancel_multisig_threshold(vault_id)        │
+  │   │   └─ Emits ms_t_can; change is aborted     │
+  │   │                                            │
+  │   └────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+  │
+  └─ apply_multisig_threshold(vault_id)   ← only works after 24h
+      └─ Emits ms_t_app; config.threshold updated
+```
+
+### API
+
+```rust
+/// Propose a new threshold. Emits ms_t_prp. Fails if a proposal is already pending.
+propose_multisig_threshold(vault_id, caller, new_threshold) -> Result<(), ContractError>
+
+/// Apply the pending threshold change after the 24-hour timelock.
+apply_multisig_threshold(vault_id, caller) -> Result<(), ContractError>
+
+/// Cancel a pending threshold proposal (owner or any co-signer).
+cancel_multisig_threshold(vault_id, caller) -> Result<(), ContractError>
+
+/// Query the pending proposal, if any.
+get_pending_multisig_threshold(vault_id) -> Option<PendingThresholdChange>
+// PendingThresholdChange { new_threshold: u32, proposed_at: u64 }
+```
+
+### Events
+
+| Event | Topic | Data |
+|---|---|---|
+| Proposed | `ms_t_prp` | `(vault_id, (new_threshold, proposed_at))` |
+| Applied | `ms_t_app` | `(vault_id, new_threshold)` |
+| Cancelled | `ms_t_can` | `(vault_id, canceller_address)` |
+
+### Constraints
+
+- Only the vault owner may propose or apply a threshold change.
+- Any co-signer (or the owner) may cancel a pending proposal.
+- Only one pending proposal is allowed per vault at a time.
+- `new_threshold` must satisfy `1 ≤ new_threshold ≤ signers.len() + 1`.
+- Attempting to apply before 24 hours returns `ThresholdChangeTimeLocked`.
+
+### Example: Lower threshold from 3-of-3 to 2-of-3
+
+```rust
+// 1. Owner proposes the change (an event is emitted immediately)
+propose_multisig_threshold(vault_id, owner, 2);
+
+// 2. Wait 24+ hours …
+// (co-signers may cancel during this window)
+
+// 3. Owner applies the change
+apply_multisig_threshold(vault_id, owner);
+// → config.threshold is now 2
+```
 
 ## Example: 2-of-3 Withdraw
 
diff --git a/docs/push-notifications.md b/docs/push-notifications.md
index 54543c3b..5ce5a37b 100644
--- a/docs/push-notifications.md
+++ b/docs/push-notifications.md
@@ -106,3 +106,36 @@ FcmClient.send() → FCM HTTP v1 API
         ▼
 DeliveryRecord written (sent / failed)
 ```
+
+## Payload Sanitization
+
+All user-controlled string fields (e.g. `vault_id`, `passkey_hash`) are passed
+through `sanitize_notif_field()` before being embedded in FCM notification
+titles, bodies, or `data` payloads. This prevents content-injection attacks on
+notification-rendering engines.
+
+### What is sanitized
+
+| Threat | Mitigation |
+|---|---|
+| HTML/XML injection (`<script>`, `<img onerror=…>`) | HTML tags stripped via state-machine parser |
+| ASCII control characters (null bytes, `\r`, `\n`) | Filtered out entirely |
+| `javascript:` URI scheme | Substring removed (case-insensitive) |
+| Oversized payloads (DoS) | Truncated to `NOTIF_FIELD_MAX_LEN` (128 bytes) at a valid UTF-8 boundary |
+
+### Per-field limits
+
+| Field | Max bytes |
+|---|---|
+| `vault_id` | 128 |
+| `passkey_hash` | 128 |
+
+Fields that exceed the limit are truncated at the nearest valid UTF-8 character
+boundary to avoid splitting multi-byte characters.
+
+### Adding new user-controlled fields
+
+Any new field derived from user input that is included in a notification payload
+**must** be passed through `sanitize_notif_field()` (defined in
+`backend/src/notifications.rs`) before use. Add a regression test for the new
+field in the `notifications::tests` module.
diff --git a/docs/security.md b/docs/security.md
index c47fca6e..f80d40d7 100644
--- a/docs/security.md
+++ b/docs/security.md
@@ -59,3 +59,47 @@
 ## Audit Status
 
 Not yet audited. Community review welcome.
+
+## ACL Permission Resolution Order
+
+The dynamic ACL store (`backend/src/acl.rs`) uses the following resolution order
+for every access-control check:
+
+```
+is_allowed(subject, resource, action)
+    │
+    ├─ 1. Collect all rules where:
+    │       rule.subject == "*"  OR  rule.subject == subject
+    │       rule.resource == "*" OR  resource.starts_with(rule.resource)
+    │       rule.action   == "*" OR  rule.action == action   (case-insensitive)
+    │
+    ├─ 2. If ANY matching rule has effect = Deny  →  DENY  (deny always wins)
+    │
+    └─ 3. Otherwise  →  ALLOW  (including the case where no rules match at all)
+```
+
+**Key properties:**
+
+- **Deny beats allow**: A single matching Deny rule blocks access regardless of
+  how many Allow rules are present for the same principal, resource, or action.
+- **Wildcard subjects model inheritance**: A rule with `subject = "*"` acts as a
+  "parent role" that applies to all principals. A more-specific rule
+  (e.g., `subject = "alice"`) acts as the child override, but it cannot lift a
+  deny that comes from a wildcard rule.
+- **Default allow**: When no rules match the request at all, access is permitted.
+  This preserves backwards compatibility with the previous static-allow behavior.
+- **Immediate effect**: Rules take effect on the very next request — there is no
+  reload step or caching layer between a mutation and enforcement.
+
+**Implications for operators:**
+
+| Scenario | Result |
+|---|---|
+| Wildcard allow + per-user deny | Deny wins — user is blocked |
+| Wildcard deny + per-user allow | Deny wins — allow is ignored |
+| No matching rules | Default allow |
+| Role with zero rules | Default allow for all its requests |
+| Removing the only deny rule | Access immediately restored |
+
+See `backend/src/acl.rs` (tests section, `#[cfg(test)]`) for a full suite of
+inheritance and resolution-order tests covering these cases.
diff --git a/docs/vulnerability-scanning.md b/docs/vulnerability-scanning.md
index 940847f4..c6c13ad1 100644
--- a/docs/vulnerability-scanning.md
+++ b/docs/vulnerability-scanning.md
@@ -56,11 +56,57 @@ Scans the full git history for accidentally committed secrets.
 | Medium   | Warning             |
 | Low      | Warning             |
 
+## Allowlist policy
+
+Temporarily suppressed (allowlisted) advisories **must** carry:
+
+1. **An expiry date** — no longer than 90 days from the date the entry was first added.
+   Format: `expires = "YYYY-MM-DD"` in the comment block next to the entry.
+2. **A justification comment** explaining why the advisory can be safely ignored
+   for this codebase.
+3. **A linked tracking issue** referencing the upstream SDK constraint or the
+   open task to resolve the suppression.
+
+The CI job `allowlist-expiry-check` (`.github/workflows/security.yml`) reads the
+expiry dates from `.cargo/audit.toml` and fails the build if any entry has passed
+its expiry date without being re-reviewed or removed. Re-justifying an entry resets
+its expiry clock.
+
+Entries in `deny.toml` follow the same convention and are kept in sync with
+`.cargo/audit.toml`.
+
+## Review cadence
+
+| Cadence | Activity |
+|---------|----------|
+| **Weekly** (automated) | Dependabot PRs reviewed and merged by the on-call engineer |
+| **Monthly** | Security engineer reviews all active allowlist entries; each entry either removed, re-justified (new expiry set), or escalated |
+| **Quarterly** | Full dependency audit: transitive tree, license compliance, outdated crates |
+| **Ad hoc** | Any new Critical/High advisory triggers an immediate review within 24 hours |
+
+**Responsible owners:**
+
+- Primary: Security Engineering (`@security-team`)
+- Backup: On-call engineer for the week (see `docs/on-call-rotation.md`)
+- Escalation path: Engineering Manager → CTO
+
+## Currently allowlisted CVEs
+
+| Advisory ID | Affected Crate | Reason | Expiry Date | Tracking Issue |
+|-------------|----------------|--------|-------------|----------------|
+| RUSTSEC-2024-0436 | `paste` (unmaintained) | Pulled in transitively by `soroban-wasmi`; no newer version available without an SDK upgrade. No known exploitable code path in this codebase. | 2026-11-28 | Resolve when Soroban SDK drops `soroban-wasmi` or upgrades to a maintained paste alternative |
+| RUSTSEC-2026-0097 | `rand` 0.8.5 (unsound) | Unsound only when combined with a custom logger calling `rand::rng()`, which this codebase does not use. Pinned transitively by `soroban-env-host`/`soroban-sdk` and `tokio-tungstenite`. | 2026-11-28 | Resolve when Soroban SDK or tokio-tungstenite pins rand ≥0.9 |
+
+> **Note:** Expiry dates are checked automatically in CI. Entries past their
+> expiry date will fail the `allowlist-expiry-check` job, blocking merges to
+> `main` until the entry is removed or re-reviewed with a new expiry date.
+
 ## Ignored advisories
 
 Advisories are only ignored when the affected crate is pulled in transitively
 by the Soroban SDK and no newer version is available.  Each entry in
-`.cargo/audit.toml` and `deny.toml` must include a justification comment.
+`.cargo/audit.toml` and `deny.toml` must include a justification comment and
+an expiry date (see [Allowlist policy](#allowlist-policy) above).
 
 ## Vulnerability response
 
@@ -89,4 +135,7 @@ cargo deny check
 
 # Run all security checks
 cargo audit && cargo deny check advisories licenses
+
+# Check for expired allowlist entries (mirrors the CI check)
+python3 scripts/check_allowlist_expiry.py
 ```
diff --git a/scripts/check_allowlist_expiry.py b/scripts/check_allowlist_expiry.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c42a0cac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check_allowlist_expiry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+check_allowlist_expiry.py — CI check for vulnerability allowlist expiry dates.
+
+Reads .cargo/audit.toml and deny.toml, extracts `expires = "YYYY-MM-DD"` comments
+adjacent to each allowlisted advisory, and fails if any entry is past its expiry date.
+
+Usage:
+    python3 scripts/check_allowlist_expiry.py
+
+Exit codes:
+    0  — All entries are within their expiry window (or have no expiry set yet,
+         which is treated as a WARNING only if --warn-missing is passed).
+    1  — One or more entries have expired; re-review or remove them.
+"""
+
+import re
+import sys
+from datetime import date, datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Files to scan for allowlist entries
+ALLOWLIST_FILES = [
+    Path(".cargo/audit.toml"),
+    Path("deny.toml"),
+]
+
+# Regex to extract an expiry date from a comment line immediately before or
+# on the same block as an advisory ID.
+# Matches: # expires = "YYYY-MM-DD"  (with optional surrounding whitespace)
+EXPIRY_RE = re.compile(r'#\s*expires\s*=\s*"(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})"')
+
+# Regex to extract an advisory ID (RUSTSEC-YYYY-NNNN)
+ADVISORY_RE = re.compile(r'"(RUSTSEC-\d{4}-\d{4})"')
+
+
+def parse_entries(path: Path) -> list[dict]:
+    """
+    Parse a TOML file and return a list of dicts:
+      { "advisory": str, "expiry": date | None, "line": int, "file": str }
+    """
+    entries = []
+    text = path.read_text()
+    lines = text.splitlines()
+    pending_expiry = None
+
+    for lineno, line in enumerate(lines, start=1):
+        expiry_match = EXPIRY_RE.search(line)
+        if expiry_match:
+            try:
+                pending_expiry = datetime.strptime(expiry_match.group(1), "%Y-%m-%d").date()
+            except ValueError:
+                print(f"  WARNING: Invalid date format on {path}:{lineno}: {line.strip()}")
+                pending_expiry = None
+            continue
+
+        advisory_match = ADVISORY_RE.search(line)
+        if advisory_match:
+            advisory_id = advisory_match.group(1)
+            entries.append(
+                {
+                    "advisory": advisory_id,
+                    "expiry": pending_expiry,
+                    "line": lineno,
+                    "file": str(path),
+                }
+            )
+            pending_expiry = None  # consume the pending expiry
+
+    return entries
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    today = date.today()
+    warn_missing = "--warn-missing" in sys.argv
+
+    all_entries = []
+    for f in ALLOWLIST_FILES:
+        if f.exists():
+            all_entries.extend(parse_entries(f))
+        else:
+            print(f"  WARNING: Allowlist file not found: {f}")
+
+    if not all_entries:
+        print("No allowlist entries found. Nothing to check.")
+        return 0
+
+    expired = []
+    missing_expiry = []
+
+    for entry in all_entries:
+        advisory = entry["advisory"]
+        expiry = entry["expiry"]
+        location = f"{entry['file']}:{entry['line']}"
+
+        if expiry is None:
+            missing_expiry.append((advisory, location))
+        elif today > expiry:
+            expired.append((advisory, expiry, location))
+
+    # Report results
+    print(f"Checking allowlist expiry as of {today.isoformat()} ...")
+    print(f"  Found {len(all_entries)} allowlisted entries across {len(ALLOWLIST_FILES)} files.")
+
+    if missing_expiry:
+        label = "ERROR" if not warn_missing else "WARNING"
+        for advisory, location in missing_expiry:
+            print(
+                f"  [{label}] {advisory} at {location}: missing expiry date. "
+                f'Add a comment: # expires = "YYYY-MM-DD" (max 90 days from today: '
+                f'{(today.replace(year=today.year) if False else today).__class__.__name__})'
+            )
+            # Calculate and show the maximum allowed expiry
+            from datetime import timedelta
+            max_expiry = today + timedelta(days=90)
+            print(f"           Suggested expiry: {max_expiry.isoformat()}")
+
+    if expired:
+        for advisory, expiry, location in expired:
+            days_over = (today - expiry).days
+            print(
+                f"  [EXPIRED] {advisory} at {location}: expired {expiry.isoformat()} "
+                f"({days_over} day(s) ago). Re-review and update the expiry date or "
+                f"remove the entry."
+            )
+
+    # Determine exit code
+    has_errors = bool(expired) or (bool(missing_expiry) and not warn_missing)
+
+    if has_errors:
+        print(
+            "\nFAILED: Expired or undated allowlist entries found. "
+            "See docs/vulnerability-scanning.md for the review process."
+        )
+        return 1
+
+    if missing_expiry and warn_missing:
+        print(
+            "\nWARNING: Some entries are missing expiry dates. "
+            "Add `# expires = \"YYYY-MM-DD\"` comments before each advisory ID."
+        )
+    else:
+        print("\nAll allowlist entries are within their expiry window. ✓")
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())