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Threat Model & Security Review Pack
Production-grade zero-trust threat modeling specification covering STRIDE vectors, DFD trust boundaries, quantitative DREAD scoring, and OWASP ASVS verification.
Zero-trust STRIDE threat modeling specification and financial gateway worked example. Covers Level 1 DFD trust boundaries, threat enumeration, DREAD scoring, KMS envelope encryption, and automated CI/CD security gates.
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Problem Solved
Identifies and eliminates critical security vulnerabilities during design phase before code deployment, dramatically lowering breach risk and satisfying regulatory audits.
When to Use
- •Before releasing any system handling financial transactions, payment instruments, or sensitive PII.
- •When architecting new public API gateways, authentication meshes, or cross-cloud integrations.
- •As mandatory documentation for PCI-DSS, SOC 2 Type II, or ISO 27001 certification.
When NOT to Use
- •For purely static websites with zero user input, authentication, or backend data persistence.
5 Template Sections & Structural Outline
System boundaries and high-value technical assets.
Trust zones and network boundary crossing controls.
Complete vector breakdown across all six STRIDE dimensions.
Quantitative risk formula scoring Damage, Reproducibility, Exploitability.
Automated SAST, DAST, SCA, and penetration testing cadence.
Completion Instructions
Independent Review Checklist
- Are all external ingress points guarded by TLS 1.3, WAF, and rate limiting?
- Is mTLS with SPIFFE X.509 certificates enforced across internal services?
- Are sensitive database columns encrypted with customer-managed KMS keys?
- Do automated SAST and container vulnerability scans block release pipelines on Criticals?
ApexCore Payments & API Gateway STRIDE Threat Model
Fictional Entity: ApexCore Payment Processing Engine
Zero-trust threat analysis of a Tier-0 payment gateway handling cardholder data under PCI-DSS Level 1 compliance.
- •Zero plain-text cardholder data exposure across all messaging and database tiers.
- •Enforced envelope encryption with AWS KMS CMK 90-day automatic key rotation.
- •Eliminated DB connection starvation vulnerability identified in postmortem INC-2026-0408.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does STRIDE integrate with OWASP ASVS?
STRIDE is a threat identification framework used to discover what can go wrong during design. OWASP ASVS (Application Security Verification Standard) provides the concrete security control checklist used to verify that those threats are mitigated.
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Authoritative Sources
- The STRIDE Threat Model (Microsoft Security Engineering)Microsoft • OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATION
- OWASP Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS 4.0)OWASP Foundation • OFFICIAL REQUIREMENT