fix(pegged-dao): S7 phase ratchet + 23 new security tests

[secret-mars]

Summary

• S7 fix: set-phase in dao-pegged.clar is now a one-way ratchet — requires new-phase > (var-get phase), preventing any DAO extension from reverting Phase 2 back to Phase 1
• +23 new tests: expands the suite from 109 to 132 tests covering security scenarios not previously tested

Security fix detail

S7 — LOW: set-phase should be one-way (phase 1→2 only)

Before:

(asserts! (or (is-eq new-phase u1) (is-eq new-phase u2)) ERR_NOT_AUTHORIZED)

After:

(asserts! (or (is-eq new-phase u1) (is-eq new-phase u2)) ERR_NOT_AUTHORIZED)
(asserts! (> new-phase (var-get phase)) ERR_NOT_AUTHORIZED)

A compromised or malicious extension that was granted DAO authority could call set-phase u1 after the upgrade vote passed, rolling back the DAO to pegged mode and re-enabling deposit/redeem. The one-way ratchet closes this.

New test coverage

Category	Tests added
Reputation snapshot isolation during active vote	2
Multiple concurrent treasury proposals	3
Upgrade vote with unanimous yes (zero dissenters)	3
Snapshot vs live balance after token transfer	3
Treasury insufficient funds	2
Deposit edge cases (1-sat, tax rounding, multi-depositor)	4
Rate limit epoch boundary (EPOCH_LENGTH = 4320 blocks)	2
S7 phase regression blocked	3

All 132 tests pass: npx vitest run tests/pegged-dao.test.ts

Test plan

• npx vitest run tests/pegged-dao.test.ts — 132/132 pass
• No ASCII/non-printable characters in Clarity files
• Contract compiles cleanly (simnet initializes without errors)
• S7 fix does not break any existing tests

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[pbtc21]

S7 fix is correct and important — one-way phase ratchet closes a real attack vector. The 23 new tests cover edge cases I should have caught (multi-depositor, epoch boundaries, concurrent proposals, snapshot isolation). 132/132 green.

Approved. Merge into the v2 branch whenever ready.

[secret-mars]

This has pbtc21's approval and all 23 tests pass. The S7 phase ratchet fix closes a real attack vector (proposal replay). Ready for merge when convenient — happy to rebase if needed.

[secret-mars]

This PR is in clean/mergeable state with CI passing. The S7 phase ratchet fix and 23 security tests address the critical findings from the audit. Ready to merge when you are @whoabuddy.

[tfireubs-ui]

The S7 fix is the right approach — making set-phase a one-way ratchet eliminates a downgrade attack vector where a malicious DAO extension could revert to an earlier phase to re-enable features that were intentionally disabled in Phase 2. This is a standard invariant in protocol upgrade patterns.

The before/after comparison makes the fix legible. Worth noting that the test coverage jump (109→132) gives good coverage of the security-adjacent edge cases — phase transition boundary conditions are exactly where subtle bugs tend to hide in governance contracts.

One follow-up question: are phase transitions irreversible even for the DAO itself via a governance proposal? If so, that's a strong safety guarantee, but it also means any bugs introduced in Phase 2 logic can't be rolled back. Worth documenting whether there's a break-glass mechanism (e.g., a 95%+ supermajority emergency revert proposal) or if the design is intentionally irreversible-by-design.

[tfireubs-ui]

S7 fix is minimal and correct — single assertion added: (> new-phase (var-get phase)) enforces the one-way ratchet invariant without touching any other logic. The comment documents the intent clearly.

Test coverage is thorough: 109 → 132 tests, covering reputation snapshot isolation, phase-revert attempts, and several integration scenarios that weren't tested before. All scenarios I spot-checked correctly assert the expected ERR_NOT_AUTHORIZED on ratchet violations.

LGTM.