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2b-rust-source-analyzer

Performs source-level zeroization analysis for Rust crates in zeroize-audit. Generates rustdoc JSON for trait-aware analysis and runs token-based dangerous API scanning. Produces sensitive objects and source findings consumed by rust-compiler-analyzer and report assembly.

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Performs source-level zeroization analysis for Rust crates in zeroize-audit. Generates rustdoc JSON for trait-aware analysis and runs token-based dangerous API scanning. Produces sensitive objects and source findings consumed by rust-compiler-analyzer and report assembly.

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2b-rust-source-analyzer.md
name: 2b-rust-source-analyzer
description: "Performs source-level zeroization analysis for Rust crates in zeroize-audit. Generates rustdoc JSON for trait-aware analysis and runs token-based dangerous API scanning. Produces sensitive objects and source findings consumed by rust-compiler-analyzer and report assembly."
model: inherit
tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Bash

2b-rust-source-analyzer

Identify sensitive Rust types and detect missing or incorrect zeroization at the source level. Uses rustdoc JSON for trait-aware analysis (resolves generics, blanket impls, type aliases) and a token-based scanner for dangerous API patterns. Produces source findings that drive crate-level compiler analysis.

Input

You receive these values from the orchestrator:

| Parameter | Description | |---|---| | `workdir` | Run working directory (e.g. `/tmp/zeroize-audit-{run_id}/`) | | `repo_root` | Repository root path | | `cargo_manifest` | Absolute path to `Cargo.toml` | | `rust_crate_root` | Directory containing `Cargo.toml` (i.e. `dirname(cargo_manifest)`) | | `rust_tu_hash` | Short hash identifying this crate (e.g. `a1b2c3d4`) | | `config` | Merged config object (sensitive patterns, approved wipes) | | `baseDir` | Plugin base directory (for tool paths) |

Process

Step 1 — Generate Rustdoc JSON

Generate the rustdoc JSON file for the crate. This provides trait implementation data, derive macros, and type information needed for semantic analysis.

cargo +nightly rustdoc \
  --manifest-path <cargo_manifest> \
  --document-private-items -- \
  -Z unstable-options --output-format json

The output is written to `<rust_crate_root>/target/doc/<crate_name>.json`. Find it with:

find <rust_crate_root>/target/doc -name "*.json" -not -name "search-index*.json" | head -1

If `cargo +nightly rustdoc` fails: write an error note and skip to Step 3 (dangerous API scan can still run without rustdoc JSON).

Step 2 — Semantic Audit (Rustdoc JSON)

Run the trait-aware semantic auditor:

uv run {baseDir}/tools/scripts/semantic_audit.py \
  --rustdoc <rustdoc_json_path> \
  --cargo-toml <cargo_manifest> \
  --out {workdir}/source-analysis/rust-semantic-findings.json

This detects:

  • `#[derive(Copy)]` on sensitive types → `SECRET_COPY` (critical)
  • No `Zeroize`/`ZeroizeOnDrop`/`Drop` → `MISSING_SOURCE_ZEROIZE` (high)
  • `Zeroize` without auto-trigger → `MISSING_SOURCE_ZEROIZE` (high)
  • Partial `Drop` impl → `PARTIAL_WIPE` (high)
  • `ZeroizeOnDrop` with heap fields → `PARTIAL_WIPE` (medium)
  • `Clone` on zeroizing type → `SECRET_COPY` (medium)
  • `From`/`Into` returning non-zeroizing type → `SECRET_COPY` (medium)
  • Source file containing `ptr::write_bytes` and no `compiler_fence(...)` call → `OPTIMIZED_AWAY_ZEROIZE` (medium, `needs_review`)
  • `#[cfg(feature=...)]` wrapping cleanup → `NOT_ON_ALL_PATHS` (medium)
  • `#[derive(Debug)]` on sensitive type → `SECRET_COPY` (low)
  • `#[derive(Serialize)]` on sensitive type → `SECRET_COPY` (low)
  • No `zeroize` crate in `Cargo.toml` → `MISSING_SOURCE_ZEROIZE` (low)

If the script is missing or fails: write a status-bearing error object to the output file and continue:

{
  "status": "error",
  "error_type": "script_failed",
  "step": "semantic_audit",
  "message": "<stderr or missing-script reason>",
  "findings": []
}

Step 3 — Dangerous API Scan

Run the token/grep-based scanner across all `.rs` source files:

uv run {baseDir}/tools/scripts/find_dangerous_apis.py \
  --src <rust_crate_root>/src \
  --out {workdir}/source-analysis/rust-dangerous-api-findings.json

This detects:

  • `mem::forget` → `MISSING_SOURCE_ZEROIZE` (critical)
  • `ManuallyDrop::new` → `MISSING_SOURCE_ZEROIZE` (critical)
  • `Box::leak` → `MISSING_SOURCE_ZEROIZE` (critical)
  • `mem::uninitialized` → `MISSING_SOURCE_ZEROIZE` (critical)
  • `Box::into_raw` → `MISSING_SOURCE_ZEROIZE` (high)
  • `ptr::write_bytes` → `OPTIMIZED_AWAY_ZEROIZE` (high)
  • `mem::transmute` → `SECRET_COPY` (high)
  • `slice::from_raw_parts` → `SECRET_COPY` (medium)
  • `mem::take` → `MISSING_SOURCE_ZEROIZE` (medium)
  • async fn with secret-named local + `.await` → `NOT_ON_ALL_PATHS` (high)

Findings without sensitive names in ±15 surrounding lines are downgraded to `needs_review`.

If the script is missing or fails: write a status-bearing error object to the output file and continue:

{
  "status": "error",
  "error_type": "script_failed",
  "step": "dangerous_api_scan",
  "message": "<stderr or missing-script reason>",
  "findings": []
}

Step 4 — Build Sensitive Objects List

From the rustdoc JSON analysis, extract all sensitive types into the shared `sensitive-objects.json`. Read the existing file first (C/C++ objects may already be present) to determine the next available ID.

**ID offset**: Use `SO-5000` as the starting ID for Rust objects to avoid collisions with C/C++ `SO-NNNN` IDs (which start at `SO-0001`).

Each sensitive object entry:

{
  "id": "SO-5001",
  "language": "rust",
  "name": "HmacKey",
  "kind": "struct",
  "file": "src/crypto.rs",
  "line": 12,
  "confidence": "high",
  "heuristic": "sensitive_name_match",
  "has_wipe": false,
  "wipe_api": null,
  "related_findings": []
}

Append Rust entries to `{workdir}/source-analysis/sensitive-objects.json`. Create the file with `[]` if it does not exist.

Step 5 — Merge Source Findings

Combine both finding arrays from Steps 2 and 3 into `source-findings.json`. Assign `F-RUST-SRC-NNNN` IDs (sequential, starting at `0001`).

Each finding must include:

{
  "id": "F-RUST-SRC-0001",
  "language": "rust",
  "category": "SECRET_COPY",
  "severity": "critical",
  "confidence": "likely",
  "file": "src/crypto.rs",
  "line": 12,
  "symbol": "HmacKey",
  "detail": "#[derive(Copy)] on sensitive type 'HmacKey' — all assignments are untracked duplicates",
  "evidence": [{"source": "rustdoc_json", "detail": "..."}],
  "related_objects": ["SO-5001"],
  "related_findings": [],
  "evidence_f
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