This commit introduces a new security audit report for the mining protocol. The report, `AUDIT-PROTOCOL.md`, details findings and recommendations in the following areas:
- Stratum Protocol Security
- Pool Authentication
- Share Validation
- Block Template Handling
- Network Message Validation
This audit provides a baseline for future security improvements to the mining protocol.
Co-authored-by: Snider <631881+Snider@users.noreply.github.com>
