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//!
//! The full workflow from the doc:
//! Kernel event -> Normalize -> Adaptive Observer -> Behaviour Vector
//! -> Risk Calculation -> Policy Evaluation -> Capability Decision -> Enforcement
//!
//! "Enforcement" here prints/records what the kernel command interface would be
//! told to do; a real build sends these to WFP / eBPF maps.
use crate::capability::{CapabilityManager, Permission};
use crate::event::{Event, EventBus, EventKind};
use crate::observer::AdaptiveObserver;
use crate::risk::{PolicyAction, RiskState};
use crate::rtid::{exe_hash, Rtid};
use crate::vector::BehaviorVector;
use std::collections::HashMap;
/// Audit ledger entry — only meaningful security decisions, never raw telemetry.
#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
pub struct AuditEntry {
pub at_ms: u64,
pub rtid: Rtid,
pub what: String,
}
pub struct ProcessState {
pub name: String,
pub rtid: Rtid,
pub vector: BehaviorVector,
pub risk: RiskState,
pub observer: AdaptiveObserver,
pub action: PolicyAction,
pub alive: bool,
last_vector_decay_ms: u64,
}
pub struct Engine {
pub bus: EventBus,
pub caps: CapabilityManager,
pub audit: Vec<AuditEntry>,
procs: HashMap<Rtid, ProcessState>,
boot_nonce: u64,
nonce_counter: u64,
/// Alert-only: record and report decisions but never change process
/// state or revoke leases. The safe default for a freshly deployed agent.
alert_only: bool,
}
impl Engine {
pub fn new(boot_nonce: u64) -> Self {
Self {
bus: EventBus::new(),
caps: CapabilityManager::new(boot_nonce ^ 0xC0FFEE),
audit: Vec::new(),
procs: HashMap::new(),
boot_nonce,
nonce_counter: 0,
alert_only: false,
}
}
pub fn set_alert_only(&mut self, on: bool) {
self.alert_only = on;
}
/// Adopt an already-running external process observed by a real sensor.
/// Unlike `spawn`, publishes no signature evidence — sensors supply
/// evidence separately as they learn things.
pub fn adopt(&mut self, name: &str, ident: &[u8], now_ms: u64) -> Rtid {
self.nonce_counter += 1;
let rtid = Rtid::derive(
exe_hash(ident),
None,
self.boot_nonce,
now_ms,
self.nonce_counter,
);
self.procs.insert(
rtid,
ProcessState {
name: name.to_string(),
rtid,
vector: BehaviorVector::default(),
risk: RiskState::new(now_ms),
observer: AdaptiveObserver::new(),
action: PolicyAction::Allow,
alive: true,
last_vector_decay_ms: now_ms,
},
);
self.bus.publish(Event {
rtid,
kind: EventKind::ProcessStart,
at_ms: now_ms,
detail: name.to_string(),
});
rtid
}
/// Drop state for exited processes (RTIDs expire with the process).
/// Audit ledger entries are kept — they're the long-term record.
pub fn prune_exited(&mut self) {
self.procs.retain(|_, p| p.alive);
}
fn record(&mut self, at_ms: u64, rtid: Rtid, what: impl Into<String>) {
self.audit.push(AuditEntry { at_ms, rtid, what: what.into() });
}
/// Register a new process: derive RTID, publish start + signature evidence.
pub fn spawn(
&mut self,
name: &str,
exe_bytes: &[u8],
signed: bool,
parent: Option<Rtid>,
now_ms: u64,
) -> Rtid {
self.nonce_counter += 1;
let rtid = Rtid::derive(
exe_hash(exe_bytes),
parent,
self.boot_nonce,
now_ms,
self.nonce_counter,
);
self.procs.insert(
rtid,
ProcessState {
name: name.to_string(),
rtid,
vector: BehaviorVector::default(),
risk: RiskState::new(now_ms),
observer: AdaptiveObserver::new(),
action: PolicyAction::Allow,
alive: true,
last_vector_decay_ms: now_ms,
},
);
self.bus.publish(Event {
rtid,
kind: EventKind::ProcessStart,
at_ms: now_ms,
detail: name.to_string(),
});
self.bus.publish(Event {
rtid,
kind: if signed { EventKind::SignedBinary } else { EventKind::UnsignedBinary },
at_ms: now_ms,
detail: String::new(),
});
rtid
}
/// A process asks for a capability. Policy gate: only Allow/Monitor may
/// receive new leases; Restrict and above are denied.
pub fn request_capability(
&mut self,
rtid: Rtid,
perm: Permission,
scope: &str,
ttl_ms: u64,
now_ms: u64,
) -> Option<crate::capability::Capability> {
let action = self.procs.get(&rtid).map(|p| p.action)?;
if action > PolicyAction::Monitor {
self.record(now_ms, rtid, format!("DENY lease {:?} {} (action {:?})", perm, scope, action));
return None;
}
let cap = self.caps.grant(rtid, perm, scope, ttl_ms, now_ms);
self.record(
now_ms,
rtid,
format!("GRANT lease #{} {:?} {} ttl {}s", cap.id, perm, scope, ttl_ms / 1000),
);
Some(cap)
}
/// One engine cycle. Returns human-readable log lines for anything notable.
pub fn tick(&mut self, now_ms: u64) -> Vec<String> {
let mut log = Vec::new();
// 1. Deliver a batch of normalized events.
for ev in self.bus.drain_batch(256) {
let Some(p) = self.procs.get_mut(&ev.rtid) else { continue };
if !p.alive {
continue;
}
// Behaviour vector update (decay first, then fold event in).
let dt = now_ms.saturating_sub(p.last_vector_decay_ms);
p.vector.decay(dt);
p.last_vector_decay_ms = now_ms;
p.vector.apply(ev.kind);
// Risk update.
p.risk.absorb(ev.kind, now_ms);
if ev.kind == EventKind::ProcessExit {
p.alive = false; // RTID expires with the process
}
}
// 2. Decay risk for everyone, re-evaluate observation level + policy.
let rtids: Vec<Rtid> = self.procs.keys().copied().collect();
for rtid in rtids {
let (name, score, transition, old_action, new_action) = {
let p = self.procs.get_mut(&rtid).unwrap();
if !p.alive {
continue;
}
p.risk.decay_to(now_ms);
let transition = p.observer.update(p.risk.score);
let old_action = p.action;
let new_action = p.risk.action();
p.action = new_action;
(p.name.clone(), p.risk.score, transition, old_action, new_action)
};
if let Some((from, to)) = transition {
log.push(format!(
"[obs] {} ({}) {} -> {} (risk {:.1})",
name, rtid.short(), from.label(), to.label(), score
));
}
if new_action != old_action {
log.push(format!(
"[policy] {} ({}) {:?} -> {:?} (risk {:.1})",
name, rtid.short(), old_action, new_action, score
));
self.record(now_ms, rtid, format!("POLICY {:?} -> {:?} risk {:.1}", old_action, new_action, score));
self.enforce(rtid, &name, old_action, new_action, now_ms, &mut log);
}
}
// 3. Housekeeping: expired leases vanish.
self.caps.sweep(now_ms);
log
}
/// Capability decision -> kernel command interface (simulated).
fn enforce(
&mut self,
rtid: Rtid,
name: &str,
old: PolicyAction,
new: PolicyAction,
now_ms: u64,
log: &mut Vec<String>,
) {
use PolicyAction::*;
if self.alert_only {
// Report what enforcement WOULD do, change nothing.
if new >= Restrict && old < Restrict {
log.push(format!("[ALERT] {} would lose network access (alert-only mode)", name));
}
if new >= Suspend && old < Suspend {
log.push(format!("[ALERT] {} would be SUSPENDED (alert-only mode) — inspect pid now", name));
}
if new == Block && old < Block {
log.push(format!("[ALERT] {} would be BLOCKED (alert-only mode) — treat as hostile", name));
}
if new < Restrict && old >= Restrict {
log.push(format!("[ALERT] {} de-escalated to {:?} (risk decayed)", name, new));
}
let _ = now_ms;
return;
}
if new >= Restrict && old < Restrict {
let n = self.caps.revoke(rtid, Some(Permission::Network));
if n > 0 {
self.record(now_ms, rtid, format!("REVOKE {} network lease(s)", n));
log.push(format!("[enforce] {} network leases revoked -> kernel: drop flows for {}", name, rtid.short()));
}
}
if new >= Suspend && old < Suspend {
let n = self.caps.revoke(rtid, None);
self.record(now_ms, rtid, format!("SUSPEND process, revoked {} remaining lease(s), awaiting user approval", n));
log.push(format!("[enforce] {} SUSPENDED -> kernel: freeze threads of {}", name, rtid.short()));
}
if new == Block && old < Block {
self.record(now_ms, rtid, "BLOCK + ISOLATE process".to_string());
log.push(format!("[enforce] {} BLOCKED -> kernel: kill + network isolate {}", name, rtid.short()));
if let Some(p) = self.procs.get_mut(&rtid) {
p.alive = false;
}
}
// De-escalation path: risk decayed back down.
if new < Restrict && old >= Restrict {
self.record(now_ms, rtid, format!("DE-ESCALATE to {:?} (risk decayed)", new));
log.push(format!("[enforce] {} de-escalated to {:?}", name, new));
}
}
pub fn process(&self, rtid: Rtid) -> Option<&ProcessState> {
self.procs.get(&rtid)
}
pub fn processes(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &ProcessState> {
self.procs.values()
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
/// Full pipeline: benign process keeps its lease, attacker escalates
/// through Monitor -> Restrict -> Suspend -> Block and loses everything.
#[test]
fn escalating_process_is_contained_and_benign_one_is_not() {
let mut e = Engine::new(42);
let good = e.spawn("chrome", b"chrome-image", true, None, 0);
let bad = e.spawn("helper_update.exe", b"updater-image", false, None, 0);
e.tick(0);
let cap = e.request_capability(good, Permission::Network, "https://github.com", 900_000, 0);
assert!(cap.is_some());
// Attack chain, compressed in time so decay doesn't mask it.
for (t, kind) in [
(1_000, EventKind::UnsignedModuleLoad),
(2_000, EventKind::RwxAlloc),
(3_000, EventKind::PrivilegeEscalation),
(4_000, EventKind::RemoteThreadInjection),
(5_000, EventKind::CredentialAccess),
] {
e.bus.publish(Event { rtid: bad, kind, at_ms: t, detail: String::new() });
e.tick(t);
}
let bad_state = e.process(bad).unwrap();
assert_eq!(bad_state.action, PolicyAction::Block);
assert!(!bad_state.alive);
assert!(!e.caps.check(bad, Permission::Network, 6_000));
// Benign process untouched.
let good_state = e.process(good).unwrap();
assert_eq!(good_state.action, PolicyAction::Allow);
assert!(e.caps.check(good, Permission::Network, 6_000));
// Ledger holds decisions, not telemetry.
assert!(e.audit.iter().any(|a| a.what.contains("BLOCK")));
assert!(e.audit.iter().any(|a| a.what.contains("SUSPEND")));
}
#[test]
fn restricted_process_is_denied_new_leases() {
let mut e = Engine::new(1);
let p = e.spawn("sketchy", b"sketchy-image", false, None, 0);
e.tick(0);
e.bus.publish(Event { rtid: p, kind: EventKind::RwxAlloc, at_ms: 100, detail: String::new() });
e.bus.publish(Event { rtid: p, kind: EventKind::UnsignedModuleLoad, at_ms: 100, detail: String::new() });
e.tick(100); // 15 + 25 + 20 = 60 -> Restrict
assert_eq!(e.process(p).unwrap().action, PolicyAction::Restrict);
assert!(e.request_capability(p, Permission::Network, "*", 60_000, 200).is_none());
}
#[test]
fn risk_decay_de_escalates() {
let mut e = Engine::new(1);
let p = e.spawn("one_off", b"tool-image", false, None, 0);
e.tick(0);
e.bus.publish(Event { rtid: p, kind: EventKind::UnsignedModuleLoad, at_ms: 0, detail: String::new() });
e.tick(0); // 15 + 20 = 35 -> Monitor
assert_eq!(e.process(p).unwrap().action, PolicyAction::Monitor);
e.tick(120_000); // two half-lives later
assert_eq!(e.process(p).unwrap().action, PolicyAction::Allow);
}
}
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