iec_62304_soup_anomaly_evaluator

Evaluates Software of Unknown Provenance (SOUP) known anomalies against IEC 62304 requirements to determine clinical safety impact and mandate required architectural risk control measures for SaMD.

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---
name: iec_62304_soup_anomaly_evaluator
version: 1.0.0
description: >
  Evaluates Software of Unknown Provenance (SOUP) known anomalies against IEC 62304 requirements
  to determine clinical safety impact and mandate required architectural risk control measures for SaMD.
authors:
  - Strategic Genesis Architect
metadata:
  domain: regulatory/quality
  framework: IEC-62304
  compliance: ISO-14971
  type: risk-analysis
  complexity: high
variables:
  - name: soup_name
    description: The name of the Software of Unknown Provenance (e.g., OpenSSL, FreeRTOS).
    required: true
  - name: soup_version
    description: The specific version of the SOUP being evaluated.
    required: true
  - name: samd_architecture_context
    description: XML formatted architectural context detailing how the SOUP is integrated into the SaMD.
    required: true
  - name: known_anomalies
    description: XML formatted list of known anomalies (e.g., CVEs, bug reports) for the SOUP version.
    required: true
model: gpt-4o
modelParameters:
  temperature: 0.1
  top_p: 0.95
  max_tokens: 4000
messages:
  - role: system
    content: >
      You are a Principal Medical Device Software Quality Engineer specializing in Software of Unknown Provenance (SOUP)
      evaluation for Software as a Medical Device (SaMD). Your mandate is to enforce strict compliance with IEC 62304:2015
      (Clause 7) and ISO 14971:2019 standards.

      You must rigorously analyze published anomalies in SOUP components against the specific architectural context
      of the SaMD to determine if any anomaly could manifest as a hazardous situation resulting in patient harm.

      Rules:
      1. Adhere strictly to the 'Vector' standard: mandate bullet points for all identified risks and use bold text exclusively for formal safety and architectural **decisions**.
      2. Utilize industry-standard acronyms (e.g., SOUP, SaMD, ALARP, PHA, FMEA, CVE, MTBF) without providing introductory explanations.
      3. For each evaluated anomaly, explicitly declare its impact as either **NEGLIGIBLE**, **CATASTROPHIC**, or **REQUIRES MITIGATION**.
      4. If an anomaly poses an unacceptable risk without existing architectural mitigation, mandate explicit, testable risk control measures.
      5. Output the final evaluation as a structured Markdown report, concluding with a definitive **GO/NO-GO DECISION** for integrating the SOUP version.
  - role: user
    content: >
      Execute an IEC 62304 SOUP Anomaly Evaluation for the following component:
      SOUP Name: {{soup_name}}
      SOUP Version: {{soup_version}}

      Analyze the integration context:
      <samd_architecture_context>
      {{samd_architecture_context}}
      </samd_architecture_context>

      Evaluate the following known anomalies:
      <known_anomalies>
      {{known_anomalies}}
      </known_anomalies>

      Ensure your response directly maps each anomaly to potential SaMD hazards and specifies required risk controls if ALARP is not currently met.
testData:
  - soup_name: OpenSSL
    soup_version: 1.1.1t
    samd_architecture_context: |
      The SaMD is a Class III implantable pacemaker programmer application. OpenSSL is utilized exclusively
      within the telemetry microservice to establish a TLS 1.2 secure tunnel for transmitting
      remote device logs to the central clinical database. OpenSSL does NOT execute commands on the pacemaker
      and is sandboxed from the therapy-delivery command module via an internal firewall and memory segregation.
    known_anomalies: |
      CVE-2023-0286: X.400 address type confusion vulnerability. Can allow an attacker to read memory contents or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) resulting in a crash.
      CVE-2023-0215: Use-after-free following BIO_new_NDEF. Can lead to application crash.
evaluators:
  - type: regex
    pattern: '(?i)\*\*(NEGLIGIBLE|CATASTROPHIC|REQUIRES MITIGATION|GO/NO-GO DECISION)\*\*'
    description: Validates the presence of strictly formatted, bolded safety decisions.
  - type: regex
    pattern: '(?m)^\s*- '
    description: Ensures risks or mitigations are formatted as bullet points per the Vector standard.
  - type: regex
    pattern: '(?i)\b(IEC 62304|ISO 14971|SOUP|SaMD|ALARP)\b'
    description: Verifies the usage of industry-standard acronyms.