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Executive summary

SuperDash is a focused Node.js monitoring service for broadcast playout devices with protocol integrations (Ember+, TSL UMD, OSC). The codebase is compact and well-structured, but it exposes operational data over unauthenticated HTTP/WebSocket endpoints and relies on network-bound tests that are not hermetic. Reliability risks center on the TSL UMD sender’s startup state handling and CasparCG shared listener multiplexing by IP only, which can drop updates when multiple devices share a host.

Overall risk is MEDIUM due to network exposure of operational data and configuration validation gaps. The most urgent remediation items are adding access control for /health and WebSocket, fixing the TSL UMD bind state, and expanding protocol client test coverage.

Attestation

# Identity
agent_id: audit-report-writer
agent_version: "1.0"
protocol_version: "2.0"


# Timing
timestamp: 2026-01-31T17:11:02Z
duration_seconds: 180


# Context
git_ref: e4bb0098264f90d3afc7b5d0f3b5e425d1825761
git_branch: main
working_directory: /Users/david/Documents/GitHub/superdash


# Artefact metadata
artefact: EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md
phase: 7
status: COMPLETE


# Confidence assessment
confidence: MEDIUM
confidence_notes: "Summary synthesized from audit artefacts; no runtime validation."


# Inputs consumed (with integrity hashes)
inputs_consumed:
  - path: docs/audit/SECURITY.md
    type: file
  - path: docs/audit/RELIABILITY.md
    type: file
  - path: docs/audit/PERFORMANCE.md
    type: file
  - path: docs/audit/CONFIGURATION.md
    type: file
  - path: docs/audit/TEST_QUALITY.md
    type: file


# Commands executed
commands_executed:
  - seq: 1
    cmd: "ls docs/audit"
    exit_code: 0
    purpose: "Enumerate audit artefacts"
    output_summary: "All phase outputs present"


# Findings summary
findings:
  critical: 0
  high: 0
  medium: 9
  low: 9
  info: 8


# Blocking issues
blocking_issues:
  - "CVE audit incomplete due to network restrictions"
  - "Baseline tests failed due to watchman/socket permission errors"


# Handoff
handoff:
  ready: true
  next_agents:
    - orchestrator
  dependencies_satisfied:
    EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.md: COMPLETE
  context_for_next: |
    Overall risk MEDIUM; key issues: unauthenticated /health + WebSocket, TSL sender bind state, CasparCG shared listener IP multiplexing, limited tests.