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fix(boundary): isolate unsafe Rust under ffi/rust; forbid it in src/ (#49) - #121

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Follow-up to #49 / #117. #117 allowed documented unsafe in src/; this PR enforces the stricter boundary #49 asked for: no unsafe Rust under src/ at all, with the FFI boundary crates moved to ffi/rust/.

Changes

  • git mv src/interface/{attest,recompute-wasm} ffi/rust/; path deps → ../../../src/interface/parse; lockfiles unchanged.
  • tests/aspect_tests.sh (keeps fix(lsp): fail closed on malformed requests; extend aspect gate to panic family #117's unwrap/expect/panic-family check):
    • no unsafe { / unsafe fn|impl|trait|extern / #[unsafe(..)] / static mut anywhere under src/ (tests included)
    • #![forbid(unsafe_code)] on every src/ crate root (lib.rs, main.rs, src/bin/*.rs)
    • SPDX identifier on line 1 of every src/ Rust file
    • target/ pruned from every scan; failures now name the offending file
  • Added forbid(unsafe_code) to 9 crate roots; moved misplaced SPDX headers (dap/fmt/lint/lsp); rustfmt on vcltotal-parse.
  • Paths followed in ffi/zig/build.zig, satellite-crates-gate.yml, dependabot.yml, audits/assail-classifications.a2ml, REUSE.toml (ffi/**), ADR-0002, VERIFICATION-STANCE, PROOF-NEEDS, Tier2/Foreign.idr; new ffi/rust/README.adoc.

Verified locally (cargo 1.97.1, zig 0.16.0)

  • tests/aspect_tests.sh: 7/7 pass. Positive controls: a planted unsafe {}, #[unsafe(no_mangle)], static mut, unsafe impl, a misplaced SPDX line, and a removed forbid each FAIL the right check; a comment mentioning unsafe { and an unsafe_code identifier do not.

  • ffi/rust/attest: clippy -D warnings clean, 9 tests pass. ffi/rust/recompute-wasm: clippy clean, 3 tests pass.

  • src/interface/parse: clippy clean, all tests pass with RUST_MIN_STACK=32MiB (as in parse-gate.yml). Without it, wire::op_roundtrip intermittently overflows the default stack: an existing proptest-depth issue that CI already handles.

  • Root workspace: clippy -D warnings clean, 102 tests pass; cargo fmt --check clean.

  • ffi/zig: zig build test passes, linking the attest staticlib from its new path.

  • reuse lint: compliant, 479/479.

  • Dependency audit (also red on main): bumped crossbeam-epoch 0.9.18 → 0.9.21 in the root Cargo.lock for RUSTSEC-2026-0204. cargo audit is now clean apart from the allowed anyhow warning RUSTSEC-2026-0190.

  • governance / Workflow security linter (also red on main): moved the SPDX header of rhodibot.yml to line 1, below which the actions-lock marker now sits.

  • CodeRabbit autofix commits 73c8a98 (split-line unsafe detection, confirmed with planted controls) and a37ecf3 (docstrings) reviewed and kept.

Recut of the 2026-10-03 patch 53e80b4 onto current main.

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Move the Rust C-ABI attestation crate and the wasm32 host/guest recompute
crate from src/interface/{attest,recompute-wasm} to ffi/rust/, so every
Rust `unsafe` block in the repository lives under ffi/.

Aspect gate (tests/aspect_tests.sh), on top of #117's fail-open check:
- no unsafe Rust constructs anywhere under src/, tests included
  (`unsafe {`, `unsafe fn|impl|trait|extern`, `#[unsafe(..)]`, `static mut`)
- `#![forbid(unsafe_code)]` on every src/ crate root
- the SPDX identifier on the first line of every src/ Rust file
- Cargo target/ directories pruned from every scan

Sources: forbid(unsafe_code) added to the nine crate roots that lacked it,
SPDX headers moved to line 1 (DAP, fmt, lint, LSP libraries), rustfmt
applied to vcltotal-parse. Paths followed in the Zig shim, satellite
crates gate, Dependabot, assail classifications, REUSE, docs and ADRs;
new ffi/rust/README.adoc.

Recut of the 2026-10-03 patch 53e80b4 onto current main.

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  • Documentation
    • Updated references to the Rust attestation and WASM recomputation components to reflect their new locations.
    • Added guidance on the Rust FFI components, including their roles and validation commands.
  • Chores
    • Updated dependency monitoring and automated checks for the relocated components.
    • Added compile-time safeguards against unsafe code across Rust components.
    • Expanded checks for licence headers and unsafe-code usage.

Walkthrough

The attestation and recompute-WASM Rust crates now reside under ffi/rust in build configuration and repository references. Rust crates under src gain unsafe-code restrictions and expanded aspect checks. Other Rust source edits preserve the described logic and test expectations.

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FFI crate relocation and safety policy

Layer / File(s) Summary
Workspace and build integration
.github/dependabot.yml, .github/workflows/satellite-crates-gate.yml, ffi/rust/attest/Cargo.toml, ffi/rust/recompute-wasm/Cargo.toml, ffi/zig/*, ffi/rust/README.adoc
Cargo dependency paths, Dependabot entries, CI commands, and Zig build paths now target the crates under ffi/rust. The new README describes the crates, their independent workspaces, and validation commands.
Relocated crate references
CHANGELOG.adoc, audits/*, docs/*, ffi/rust/attest/*, ffi/rust/recompute-wasm/*, src/interface/abi/Tier2.idr, src/interface/legacy/Foreign.idr, verification/proofs/*
Documentation, audit classifications, and verification records update references to the relocated crates and specifications.
Rust unsafe-code policy and gate
src/lib.rs, src/core/lib.rs, src/interface/*, tests/aspect_tests.sh, ffi/rust/README.adoc, CHANGELOG.adoc
Crate roots under src gain unsafe-code prohibitions. Aspect tests check first-line SPDX headers, unsafe constructs across Rust files under src, and crate-root attributes. Related Rust source and test edits reformat existing code without changing the described logic or expectations.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 98d02

The safe-Rust check can accept unsafe code in tests under src/. Close this policy gap before relying on the check; the remaining merge risk is bounded.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 98d02

The relocation preserves existing FFI behavior and strengthens compiler-enforced protection for application crates. A retained enforcement gap leaves integration-test code outside the full safety guarantee, but the comparison does not show increased runtime authority or external exposure.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — Using the retained gap requires source-author influence to add multiline unsafe syntax to an independently compiled integration-test crate. The demonstrated control gap concerns source-policy enforcement and test-process execution, not a remotely reachable production exploit or tenant-data exposure. Normal modules compiled beneath forbidding crate roots have a compiler countercontrol.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

  • observed — The retained finding identifies a line-oriented expression that cannot match unsafe followed by a brace on the next line. Integration-test crates do not inherit a library's forbid attribute, leaving that syntax outside both controls. The base already had the line-oriented limitation and excluded integration tests, so the security condition and effective exposure are not newly introduced or worsened by this PR. The stronger all-src guarantee remains incomplete.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The relocation makes the intended unsafe FFI boundary explicit without changing the inspected C ABI authority or pointer-validation behavior. Compiler forbids strengthen the src-side boundary; the lexical scan does not by itself establish the promised prohibition across every src test crate.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — Complete the stated boundary by enforcing unsafe prohibition on independently compiled integration-test targets and using syntax-aware detection for the all-source policy. Include multiline unsafe forms among the enforcement regression cases.
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Review comments at @tests/aspect_tests.sh:
- Line 116: Update the unsafe-code check in the aspect test script so it detects
unsafe syntax when the opening brace is on the following line, including in
tests under src/. Make the awk matching span lines or enforce the unsafe
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