# Session — security.azcomputerguru.com: posture scoring + gap/upsell findings engine ## User - **User:** Howard Enos (howard) - **Machine:** Howard-Home - **Role:** tech ## Session Summary Built out the ACG Security Assessment tool (`security.azcomputerguru.com`, the `security-assessment` submodule) per Howard's brief: make it user-friendly, "better calculate," add more ACG-fit questions, and surface upsell gaps to both onboard a customer and find service gaps. The tool was a clean single-assessor PHP+MySQL wizard (Syncro lookup → risk-ordered questionnaire → 365/Google consent → flat export) with NO scoring and NO gap→service mapping. Confirmed two design choices with the user up front: scoring model = 0–100 risk score per domain + overall A–F grade; output = two views (internal upsell worklist + client-safe risk report). Designed a data-driven scoring engine: scoring rules live in `questions.json` (per-answer `risk` weights + a `finding` with why/fix + the ACG `service` that closes the gap), and the engine is mirrored in JS (live wizard) and PHP (export), both reading the same rules. Rewrote `questions.json` to v2 — added `risk`/`finding` metadata to 25 fields, a `scoring` block (A–F grade thresholds, severity→weight critical15/high10/medium6/low3, gapThreshold, `requiredControls`), and 6 new ACG-relevant questions (3rd-party 365/Google backup, dark-web monitoring, DNS filtering, MDR/SOC, IT documentation, vCIO cadence). Validated the engine in node against weak (0/F, 25 findings) and strong (100/A, 0) sample clients. Implemented the engine + UI in `index.php`: live posture chip (overall grade) in the topbar, per-domain grade badges in the rail, and a rich "Posture & Findings" results view (overall A–F card, per-domain score bars, prioritized findings each mapped to the ACG service, and an internal↔client-safe toggle, with a collapsible full intake). Mirrored the engine in `api.php` (`score_assessment`) and rewrote the export to render posture + findings, honoring `?view=internal` (default; shows ACG service per gap + raw intake) vs `?view=client` (client-safe risk/recommendation report, no upsell language). Then drove a 6-item todo list to completion of the code-doable work: responsive/mobile layout (breakpoints; rail → horizontal stepper); replaced all `alert()` dialogs with an in-page saved-list modal + toasts + light input validation; compliance-aware framing (when the client reports compliance drivers or sensitive data, findings in `requiredControls` get a REQUIRED badge + a context banner). Committed the build on `feature/posture-scoring-and-findings`, pushed, then (per Howard) merged fast-forward to `security-assessment` `main` (`c82a3c9`) and deleted the branch. Two items remain: GuruRMM endpoint prefill (deferred — infra) and the live IX deploy (gated on go + access). ## Key Decisions - **Scoring rules as DATA in questions.json, engine duplicated in JS + PHP.** Keeps the wizard's live score and the export identical without a shared runtime; the only duplication is ~30 lines of engine in each language. - **Risk score + A–F grade** (not CIS/NIST maturity or pure insurance checklist) — user choice; simplest + most sales-legible. - **Two export views** (`?view=internal` default vs `?view=client`) — internal carries the ACG service per gap; client view strips upsell language and frames gaps as risks/recommendations. - **Domain score only counts ANSWERED scorable fields** (unanswered = not assessed, not penalized) so a mid-consult partial intake still shows a meaningful posture; "Unsure" answers map to a mid risk frac. - **Compliance framing via a `requiredControls` field-id list** (not per-framework rules) — when the client has compliance drivers/sensitive data, those baseline-control gaps get a REQUIRED badge. Robust + low-maintenance vs brittle per-framework mapping. - **GuruRMM prefill deferred, not faked** — no Syncro→RMM client mapping exists in the RMM schema and no reachable read API from the public IX host; a fuzzy name-match could prefill the wrong client's counts into a client-facing report. Count fields stay manually editable, so nothing is broken. - **Merged to submodule main, no auto-deploy** — DEPLOY.md is a manual cPanel upload, so merging to main does not change the live site; the live deploy stays a gated, confirmed step. ## Problems Encountered - **Export Edit failed to match** — the live rows used unquoted `class=r`/`class=k`; re-read the exact block and matched it. - **node `require('./questions.json')` failed** from a /tmp test script (require is script-relative, not cwd) — used an absolute path. - **No PHP locally** — validated JSON + the wizard JS in node (engine is identical logic) and the export PHP via careful review + a bracket-balance check; final PHP gate is the live host. ## Configuration Changes In the `security-assessment` submodule (committed `c82a3c9`, now on `main`, pushed): - `app/questions.json` — v2: scoring rules + `requiredControls` + 6 new questions. - `app/index.php` — scoring engine (JS), posture chip + rail badges, Posture & Findings view, responsive CSS, toast/modal, validation, view toggle. - `app/api.php` — PHP scoring engine (`score_assessment`/`grade_for`) + rewritten export (posture + findings + `?view` internal/client + compliance banner). - `README.md`, `DEPLOY.md`, `app/config.sample.php` (the last two carried pre-existing Jun 19 changes: howard@ added to the allow-list; DEPLOY tweaks). No code committed to the ClaudeTools repo from this work (only this session log + the submodule pointer, which `/sync` already tracks at `c82a3c9`). ## Credentials & Secrets None created or discovered. The tool's config uses existing vault entries (referenced in `config.sample.php`): DB `msp-tools/security-assessment-db`, Syncro `msp-tools/syncro-mike`; M365 Security Investigator app `bfbc12a4-f0dd-4e12-b06d-997e7271e10c` (read-only, multi-tenant). `config.php` is gitignored / lives on the server. ## Infrastructure & Servers - security.azcomputerguru.com — PHP + MySQL on the IX cPanel host (172.16.3.10), behind Cloudflare Access (Zero Trust app `8ce5f31c-4f4e-4883-bae1-f7606e5b06c0`; allow mike@ + howard@). DB `acgsec_assess` / user `acgsec_app`. - Consent redirect: `https://security.azcomputerguru.com/consent-callback.php`. - security-assessment repo: Gitea `azcomputerguru/security-assessment`; `main` now `c82a3c9`. ## Commands & Outputs ``` # engine validation (node) node engine-test.js # WEAK -> 0/100 F, 25 findings ; STRONG -> 100/100 A, 0 findings # parse/lint checks node -e "require('.../questions.json')" # JSON OK (25 scorable, requiredControls 13) new Function(>) # wizard JS parses OK (200 lines) # land git checkout -b feature/posture-scoring-and-findings; git commit; git push -u origin git checkout main; git merge --ff-only ; git push origin main # c3ca261..c82a3c9 git branch -d ; git push origin --delete ``` ## Pending / Incomplete Tasks - **#1 GuruRMM endpoint prefill** — DEFERRED (infra): no Syncro→RMM mapping + no reachable RMM API from IX. Unblock: add a Syncro id to GuruRMM clients (or name-match + confirm) and expose a read-only RMM API reachable from IX with a key, then a config-gated lookup with graceful fallback. - **#6 Deploy to IX + live smoke test** — GATED on go + access: manual upload of `app/index.php`, `app/api.php`, `app/questions.json` to the cPanel docroot (config.php already on server); then smoke test lookup, live posture/findings, and both export views behind Cloudflare Access. HOWARD-HOME may lack SFTP/SSH to the IX docroot (IX SSH key is from GURU-5070). - Optional: number-field scoring (global_admins), client-report exec-summary/branding polish. ## Reference Information - Submodule commit: `c82a3c9` on `security-assessment` main (claudetools pins it as of sync `68a05d3`). - Export views: `api.php?action=export&id=&view=internal|client`. - Scoring: domain = 100·(1 − Σ(weight·riskFrac)/Σweight) over answered scorable fields; overall = domains weighted by points; grades A≥90 B≥80 C≥70 D≥60 else F; finding when riskFrac ≥ gapThreshold (0.5). - Companion logs this session: `2026-06-21-howard-unifi-pfsense-control-verbs.md`, `2026-06-21-howard-gururmm-bug-018-019.md`. --- ## Update: 21:41 PT — Fully-filled demo client (quote) for review ### Session Summary Howard asked to see a comprehensively filled-out client with a real score and Posture & Findings, explicitly NOT entered into Syncro/RMM — just a persistent test record to review how the live site renders with data. Built a realistic demo: `DEMO - Saguaro Family Dental (TEST)`, a fictional 18-person HIPAA dental practice on break-fix support, with a deliberate mix of strengths and gaps so the report exercises every section (scored risk fields + unscored upsell opportunity fields) and produces a varied posture rather than all-or-nothing. Authored a one-off PHP inserter (`app/_demo.php`) that opens config.php's PDO and INSERTs a single `status='quote'` row into the `assessments` table (data as JSON in the `data` column). Uploaded it to the IX docroot via MSYS `ssh` + base64 (askpass helper from vault), ran it with `php`, captured `DEMOID=12`, then removed the server-side file. The DB row stays so Howard can open it. This never touches Syncro — the tool only ever reads Syncro; the insert went straight into the assessment tool's own DB as a quote. Verified server-side by fetching the internal export through the Cloudflare external-IP path (`--resolve ...:443:72.194.62.5` + `Cf-Access-Authenticated-User-Email` header). The report renders: overall 32/100 / Grade F; domain bars Endpoints 53%, Cloud/SaaS/DNS 40%, Identity&Email 38%, Backup 25%, Physical/Governance 20%, Access&Ops 17%, Network&Perimeter 0%; HIPAA REQUIRED badges fire; multiple security findings; and 8 upsell opportunities in the internal view. Confirmed `index.php` auto-loads from `?id=` (line 213), so the direct link `https://security.azcomputerguru.com/?id=12` opens the record. Provided Howard the URL. ### Key Decisions - Inserted the demo straight into the DB as a `quote` (not via Syncro), satisfying the standing guardrail that new/entered info must never auto-sync to Syncro/RMM/any service. - Chose a HIPAA dental office persona so REQUIRED-control badges and the compliance banner exercise, and the upsell story (no MFA, RDP exposed, untested backups, no MDR) is realistic and ACG-relevant. - Left the row in place (did not delete) and removed only the server-side inserter, so the record persists for review while no scratch file lingers on the host. - Accepted a Grade F as a legitimate, demonstrative result (varied domain bars, not all-zero); offered to dial answers up to a C/D if a softer demo is wanted. ### Problems Encountered - `setsid` not present in Git-Bash — dropped it; bare MSYS `ssh -T` with SSH_ASKPASS worked. - Initial grep for finding/opportunity CSS classes returned 0 (wrong class-name guess); the export content clearly contained the findings + 8 opportunities, so this was a false negative, not a defect. ### Configuration Changes - Created (local, uncommitted scratch): `projects/msp-tools/security-assessment/app/_demo.php` — reusable demo-quote seeder (uses config.php PDO; no secrets inline). - Server: temporarily uploaded + removed `_demo.php` from the IX docroot after running. - DB: inserted one row into `assessments` (id=12, status='quote'). No schema/app code changes. ### Infrastructure & Servers - IX server root SSH: `root@172.16.3.10:22` (ext 72.194.62.5). Password in vault `infrastructure/ix-server`. - Docroot: `/home/azcomputerguru/public_html/security` (cPanel acct `azcomputerguru`, PHP 8.1). - DB `acgsec_assess` via config.php creds on the server. ### Commands & Outputs - Insert: `base64 app/_demo.php | ssh -T root@172.16.3.10 "base64 -d > $DOCROOT/_demo.php && chown azcomputerguru:azcomputerguru ... && cd $DOCROOT && php _demo.php; rm -f $DOCROOT/_demo.php"` -> `DEMOID=12`. - Verify: `curl -sk --resolve security.azcomputerguru.com:443:72.194.62.5 -H 'Cf-Access-Authenticated-User-Email: mike@azcomputerguru.com' '.../api.php?action=export&id=12&view=internal'` -> 26415 bytes, grade F, 8 opportunities, REQUIRED badges. ### Pending / Incomplete Tasks - Optional: tune demo id=12 answers to land a C/D grade if a softer showcase is preferred. - Still deferred: #1 GuruRMM endpoint prefill (infra); FR-1 multi-tenant portal (auth decision); wire Activate -> live import (button intentionally disabled for now). ### Reference Information - Demo URL: `https://security.azcomputerguru.com/?id=12` (Cloudflare Access login as howard@, hard-reload). - Demo record: `DEMO - Saguaro Family Dental (TEST)`, id=12, status=quote, phone 5205550100. - Auto-load: `index.php:213` reads `?id=` and calls `load()`.