DETAILED TASK BREAKDOWN Phase 1: Foundation & Infrastructure 1.1 Monorepo Setup Complexity: S | Dependencies: None

Initialize monorepo with Turborepo or Nx Create folder structure: /apps, /packages, /services, /libs Set up shared TypeScript configs Configure ESLint and Prettier for code consistency Maybe add pre-commit hooks with Husky Acceptance: Clean repo structure, linting passes, commits trigger hooks

1.2 Microservices Architecture Design Complexity: M | Dependencies: None

Document service boundaries (auth, voting, news, social, results) Define inter-service communication (REST/gRPC/message queue) Create API contract documents (OpenAPI specs) Design service discovery mechanism Plan database per service strategy Acceptance: Architecture diagram + API specs documented

1.3 DevOps Pipeline Complexity: L | Dependencies: 1.1

Set up GitHub Actions or GitLab CI Create Dockerfiles for each service Build multi-stage Docker images Set up container registry (Docker Hub/GHCR) Configure automated testing in pipeline Set up staging and production environments Acceptance: Push to main → auto-build → auto-test → deploy to staging

1.4 Kubernetes Configuration Complexity: XL | Dependencies: 1.3

Create K8s manifests (deployments, services, ingress) Set up Helm charts for each microservice Configure horizontal pod autoscaling Set up service mesh (Istio/Linkerd) for traffic management Configure secrets management (Sealed Secrets/Vault) Set up monitoring with Prometheus + Grafana Acceptance: Services deploy to K8s, auto-scale under load, metrics visible

1.5 Database Schema Design Complexity: L | Dependencies: 1.2

Design PostgreSQL schemas (users, elections, votes, ballots) Design MongoDB schemas (posts, comments, news claims) Create migration scripts with Prisma/TypeORM Set up Redis schema for caching/sessions Document relationships and indexes Plan sharding strategy for scale Acceptance: Schema diagrams + migration scripts tested

1.6 API Gateway Complexity: M | Dependencies: 1.2, 1.4

Set up Kong or Express Gateway Configure rate limiting per endpoint Implement API key management Set up request/response logging Configure CORS policies Add health check endpoints Acceptance: Gateway routes to all services, rate limits work, logs captured

Phase 2: Identity & Authentication System 2.1 User Registration Flow Complexity: M | Dependencies: 1.5, 1.6

Build registration API (email, phone, OAuth providers) Implement email/SMS OTP verification Create user profile schema Build phone number validation (India formats) Add duplicate account detection Create registration UI components Acceptance: Users can register, verify email/phone, create profile

2.2 Authentication System Complexity: L | Dependencies: 2.1

Implement JWT-based auth with refresh tokens Build login API with rate limiting Add OAuth2 integration (Google, Facebook) Implement session management with Redis Create “Remember Me” functionality Build password reset flow Add 2FA support (TOTP) Acceptance: Users login securely, sessions persist, 2FA works

2.3 Post-Quantum Cryptography Complexity: XL | Dependencies: 2.1

Research and select PQC library (liboqs, Bouncy Castle) Implement CRYSTALS-Kyber for key encapsulation Implement CRYSTALS-Dilithium for digital signatures Create key generation and storage system Build encryption/decryption service Write unit tests for crypto operations Document key rotation procedures Acceptance: Voter IDs encrypted with PQC, verified against NIST standards

2.4 Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Complexity: M | Dependencies: 2.2

Define roles: voter, fact-checker, moderator, admin, election-official, party-account Build permission system (create-election, verify-news, moderate-content) Implement middleware for permission checking Create role assignment API Build admin UI for role management Add audit logging for permission changes Acceptance: Users restricted by role, permissions enforced, changes logged