[Backend] Implement Contract Access Control Audit for Administrative Paths

[ayomideadeniran]

Contributor Focus: [Security Review] Verify that privileged contract actions cannot be triggered by the wrong actors
ETA: 2 days

Context

Administrative or privileged contract paths are easy places for subtle authorization bugs to hide.

Problem

Weak access control can undermine the trustworthiness of the whole automation system.

Task Breakdown

1. Identify all privileged or admin-sensitive contract entry points.
2. Review current authorization rules and assumptions.
3. Add tests for unauthorized, authorized, and edge-case actors.
4. Document the permission model in a backend-focused way.
5. Highlight any ambiguous ownership or whitelist semantics discovered.

Acceptance Criteria

• Privileged contract paths are clearly identified and tested.
• Authorization expectations are documented.
• Unauthorized actors are reliably rejected.
• Ambiguities are surfaced for maintainers to address.

[fwseyi]

@fwseyi has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 4th wave.

Hi, I can handle this. I’ll audit all privileged contract entry points, verify and document authorization rules, add tests for authorized/unauthorized scenarios, and surface any ambiguous access control logic.

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[sweetesty]

@sweetesty has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 4th wave.

Hi please I’ll love to work on this issue

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