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+# Security Audit Report Template
+
+**Project:** ACBU (African Currency Basket Unit)  
+**Audit Target:** [Repository / Component / Release]  
+**Audit Period:** [Start Date] - [End Date]  
+**Report Date:** [Date]  
+**Auditor(s):** [Name / Team / Organization]  
+**Status:** Draft / Final
+
+---
+
+## 1. Executive Summary
+
+Provide a concise overview of the audit, including the systems reviewed, the overall security posture, critical risks, and recommended next steps.
+
+| Summary Item | Details |
+| :--- | :--- |
+| Audit scope | [Smart contracts, backend API, frontend, infrastructure, operations] |
+| Overall risk rating | Critical / High / Medium / Low |
+| Critical findings | [Number] |
+| High findings | [Number] |
+| Medium findings | [Number] |
+| Low findings | [Number] |
+| Informational findings | [Number] |
+
+### Key Conclusions
+
+- [Conclusion 1]
+- [Conclusion 2]
+- [Conclusion 3]
+
+---
+
+## 2. Scope
+
+Describe what was included in the audit and identify any exclusions.
+
+### 2.1 In-Scope Assets
+
+| Area | Asset | Version / Commit | Notes |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| Smart contracts | [Contract name] | [Commit hash / tag] | [Notes] |
+| Backend | [Service name] | [Commit hash / tag] | [Notes] |
+| Frontend | [Application name] | [Commit hash / tag] | [Notes] |
+| Infrastructure | [Environment] | [Configuration version] | [Notes] |
+| Operations | [Process / Runbook] | [Version] | [Notes] |
+
+### 2.2 Out-of-Scope Assets
+
+- [Asset or system excluded from review]
+- [Reason for exclusion]
+
+### 2.3 Assumptions and Constraints
+
+- [Assumption or constraint]
+- [Time, access, dependency, or environment limitation]
+
+---
+
+## 3. Methodology
+
+Describe how the audit was performed and which standards, tools, and techniques were used.
+
+### 3.1 Review Activities
+
+- Architecture and threat model review
+- Manual source code review
+- Dependency and configuration review
+- Authentication and authorization review
+- Input validation and business logic review
+- Smart contract access control and economic risk review
+- Logging, monitoring, and incident response review
+
+### 3.2 Testing Approach
+
+| Test Area | Method | Evidence |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| Static analysis | [Tool / Manual review] | [Output / Link] |
+| Dependency scanning | [Tool] | [Output / Link] |
+| Unit and integration tests | [Command / Suite] | [Output / Link] |
+| Manual verification | [Procedure] | [Notes] |
+| Smart contract tests | [Framework / Command] | [Output / Link] |
+
+### 3.3 Risk Rating Criteria
+
+| Severity | Description |
+| :--- | :--- |
+| Critical | Direct loss of funds, complete system compromise, or irreversible protocol failure is likely or easily exploitable. |
+| High | Significant financial, operational, compliance, or user-impacting risk with realistic exploitation conditions. |
+| Medium | Material weakness requiring specific conditions, limited access, or chained exploitation. |
+| Low | Limited security impact, defense-in-depth issue, or weakness with low exploitability. |
+| Informational | Observation, hardening recommendation, or documentation improvement with no direct security impact. |
+
+---
+
+## 4. Findings Summary
+
+| ID | Title | Severity | Status | Owner |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| ACBU-SEC-001 | [Finding title] | Critical / High / Medium / Low / Informational | Open / Fixed / Accepted / Mitigated | [Owner] |
+| ACBU-SEC-002 | [Finding title] | Critical / High / Medium / Low / Informational | Open / Fixed / Accepted / Mitigated | [Owner] |
+
+### Severity Distribution
+
+| Severity | Count |
+| :--- | :--- |
+| Critical | [Number] |
+| High | [Number] |
+| Medium | [Number] |
+| Low | [Number] |
+| Informational | [Number] |
+
+---
+
+## 5. Detailed Findings
+
+Use one subsection per finding. Keep evidence specific and include file paths, line numbers, transaction hashes, logs, screenshots, or reproduction steps where applicable.
+
+### ACBU-SEC-001: [Finding Title]
+
+**Severity:** Critical / High / Medium / Low / Informational  
+**Status:** Open / Fixed / Accepted / Mitigated  
+**Affected Area:** [Smart Contracts / Backend / Frontend / Infrastructure / Operations]  
+**Affected Asset:** [File, contract, endpoint, service, or process]  
+**Owner:** [Responsible person or team]
+
+#### Description
+
+[Describe the issue clearly and objectively.]
+
+#### Impact
+
+[Explain the realistic business, technical, financial, user, or compliance impact.]
+
+#### Evidence
+
+```text
+[Relevant code path, command output, request, response, transaction, or log excerpt]
+```
+
+#### Reproduction Steps
+
+1. [Step 1]
+2. [Step 2]
+3. [Step 3]
+
+#### Recommendation
+
+[Describe the recommended fix or mitigation.]
+
+#### Remediation Notes
+
+[Document the implemented fix, pull request, commit hash, or accepted risk decision.]
+
+#### Retest Result
+
+**Retested By:** [Name]  
+**Retest Date:** [Date]  
+**Result:** Passed / Failed / Partially Fixed / Not Retested
+
+---
+
+## 6. Remediation Plan
+
+| Finding ID | Action Required | Owner | Target Date | Status |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| ACBU-SEC-001 | [Remediation task] | [Owner] | [Date] | Open / In Progress / Complete |
+| ACBU-SEC-002 | [Remediation task] | [Owner] | [Date] | Open / In Progress / Complete |
+
+---
+
+## 7. Retest Summary
+
+| Finding ID | Original Severity | Retest Status | Evidence | Notes |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| ACBU-SEC-001 | [Severity] | Passed / Failed / Partially Fixed | [Link / reference] | [Notes] |
+| ACBU-SEC-002 | [Severity] | Passed / Failed / Partially Fixed | [Link / reference] | [Notes] |
+
+---
+
+## 8. Residual Risk
+
+Document any accepted risks, deferred fixes, compensating controls, and follow-up requirements.
+
+| Risk | Decision | Approver | Review Date |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| [Residual risk] | Accepted / Deferred / Mitigated | [Approver] | [Date] |
+
+---
+
+## 9. Appendices
+
+### 9.1 Tools and Versions
+
+| Tool | Version | Purpose |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| [Tool name] | [Version] | [Purpose] |
+
+### 9.2 References
+
+- [Architecture document]
+- [Security guide]
+- [Threat model]
+- [Test report]
+- [Relevant pull request or commit]
+
+### 9.3 Evidence Inventory
+
+| Evidence ID | Description | Location |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| EVID-001 | [Evidence description] | [File path / link] |
+
+---
+
+## 10. Approval
+
+| Role | Name | Signature / Approval | Date |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| Auditor | [Name] | [Approval] | [Date] |
+| Engineering Owner | [Name] | [Approval] | [Date] |
+| Security Owner | [Name] | [Approval] | [Date] |