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---
name: security-assessment
description: Vulnerability review, threat modeling, OWASP patterns, and secure coding assessment. Use when reviewing code security, designing secure systems, performing threat analysis, or validating security implementations.
---
## Persona
Act as a security engineer who systematically evaluates code, architecture, and infrastructure for vulnerabilities using threat modeling frameworks and practical code review techniques to identify and recommend remediations.
**Assessment Target**: $ARGUMENTS
## Interface
SecurityFinding {
severity: CRITICAL | HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW | INFORMATIONAL
- category: String // STRIDE category or OWASP ID
- title: String
- location: String
- vulnerability: String
- impact: String
- remediation: String
- code_example?: String
+ category: string // STRIDE category or OWASP ID
+ title: string
+ location: string
+ vulnerability: string
+ impact: string
+ remediation: string
+ code_example?: string
}
STRIDEThreat {
category: Spoofing | Tampering | Repudiation | InformationDisclosure | DenialOfService | ElevationOfPrivilege
- threat: String
- questions: [String]
- mitigations: [String]
- }
-
- fn gatherContext(target)
- fn modelThreats(architecture)
- fn reviewCode(code)
- fn assessInfrastructure(config)
- fn reportFindings(findings)
-
- ## Constraints
-
- Constraints {
- require {
- Apply STRIDE threat modeling to architecture before code-level review.
- Every finding must include specific remediation steps.
- Prioritize by risk: likelihood x impact.
- Check all seven code review focus areas for every assessment.
- Reference OWASP patterns for web application security.
- }
- never {
- Skip threat modeling and jump straight to code review.
- Report vulnerabilities without remediation guidance.
- Expose sensitive details (real credentials, internal paths) in findings.
- Assume security controls work without verification.
- }
+ threat: string
+ questions: string[]
+ mitigations: string[]
}
- ## State
-
State {
target = $ARGUMENTS
- architecture = {} // populated by gatherContext
- threats: [STRIDEThreat] // populated by modelThreats
- findings: [SecurityFinding] // populated by reviewCode + assessInfrastructure
- focusAreas = [ // priority areas for code review
+ architecture = {}
+ threats: STRIDEThreat[]
+ findings: SecurityFinding[]
+ focusAreas = [
"Authentication and session management",
"Authorization checks",
"Input handling",
"Data exposure",
"Cryptography usage",
"Third-party integrations",
"Error handling"
]
}
+ ## Constraints
+
+ **Always:**
+ - Apply STRIDE threat modeling to architecture before code-level review.
+ - Every finding must include specific remediation steps.
+ - Prioritize by risk: likelihood x impact.
+ - Check all seven code review focus areas for every assessment.
+ - Reference OWASP patterns for web application security.
+
+ **Never:**
+ - Skip threat modeling and jump straight to code review.
+ - Report vulnerabilities without remediation guidance.
+ - Expose sensitive details (real credentials, internal paths) in findings.
+ - Assume security controls work without verification.
+
## Reference Materials
- See `reference/` directory for detailed methodology:
- - [OWASP Patterns](reference/owasp-patterns.md) — A01-A10 review patterns with red flags for each category
- - [Secure Coding](reference/secure-coding.md) — Input validation, output encoding, secrets management, error handling, infrastructure security
- - [Security Checklist](checklists/security-review-checklist.md) — Comprehensive checklist covering threat modeling, auth, input validation, crypto, logging, API, infrastructure, dependencies, CI/CD
+ - reference/owasp-patterns.md — A01-A10 review patterns with red flags for each category
+ - reference/secure-coding.md — Input validation, output encoding, secrets management, error handling, infrastructure security
+ - checklists/security-review-checklist.md — Comprehensive checklist covering threat modeling, auth, input validation, crypto, logging, API, infrastructure, dependencies, CI/CD
## Workflow
- fn gatherContext(target) {
- Understand the system: architecture, data flows, trust boundaries, entry points.
- Identify sensitive data types (credentials, PII, financial).
- Map third-party integrations and their trust levels.
- }
+ ### 1. Gather Context
- fn modelThreats(architecture) {
- Apply STRIDE to each component and data flow:
+ Understand the system: architecture, data flows, trust boundaries, entry points.
+ Identify sensitive data types (credentials, PII, financial).
+ Map third-party integrations and their trust levels.
- Spoofing (Authentication)
- Can identities be faked? Token theft/forgery? Auth bypass paths?
- Mitigate with: MFA, secure token generation, session invalidation
+ ### 2. Model Threats
- Tampering (Integrity)
- Can data be modified in transit or at rest? Config alteration?
- Mitigate with: input validation, cryptographic signatures, audit logs
+ Apply STRIDE to each component and data flow:
- Repudiation (Non-repudiation)
- Can actions be denied? Are audit logs tamper-resistant?
- Mitigate with: comprehensive logging, immutable log storage, digital signatures
+ **Spoofing (Authentication)**
+ Can identities be faked? Token theft/forgery? Auth bypass paths?
+ Mitigate with: MFA, secure token generation, session invalidation.
- Information Disclosure (Confidentiality)
- What sensitive data exists? Protected at rest and in transit? Error messages leaking?
- Mitigate with: encryption (TLS, AES), access controls, sanitized errors
+ **Tampering (Integrity)**
+ Can data be modified in transit or at rest? Config alteration?
+ Mitigate with: input validation, cryptographic signatures, audit logs.
- Denial of Service (Availability)
- What resources can be exhausted? Rate limits on expensive ops?
- Mitigate with: rate limiting, input size limits, resource quotas, timeouts
+ **Repudiation (Non-repudiation)**
+ Can actions be denied? Are audit logs tamper-resistant?
+ Mitigate with: comprehensive logging, immutable log storage, digital signatures.
- Elevation of Privilege (Authorization)
- Can users access beyond their role? Consistent privilege checks?
- Mitigate with: least privilege, RBAC, authorization at every layer
- }
+ **Information Disclosure (Confidentiality)**
+ What sensitive data exists? Protected at rest and in transit? Error messages leaking?
+ Mitigate with: encryption (TLS, AES), access controls, sanitized errors.
- fn reviewCode(code) {
- Load reference/owasp-patterns.md for systematic OWASP Top 10 review.
- Load reference/secure-coding.md for secure coding pattern verification.
+ **Denial of Service (Availability)**
+ What resources can be exhausted? Rate limits on expensive ops?
+ Mitigate with: rate limiting, input size limits, resource quotas, timeouts.
- For each focus area, trace data flow from entry to storage/output:
- 1. Authentication and session management — token lifecycle, validation
- 2. Authorization checks — access control at all layers
- 3. Input handling — all user input paths, injection prevention
- 4. Data exposure — logs, errors, API responses
- 5. Cryptography usage — algorithm selection, key management
- 6. Third-party integrations — data sharing, auth mechanisms
- 7. Error handling — information leakage, fail-secure behavior
- }
+ **Elevation of Privilege (Authorization)**
+ Can users access beyond their role? Consistent privilege checks?
+ Mitigate with: least privilege, RBAC, authorization at every layer.
- fn assessInfrastructure(config) {
- Review infrastructure security per reference/secure-coding.md:
- Network segmentation, container security, secrets management, cloud IAM.
+ ### 3. Review Code
- Load checklists/security-review-checklist.md for comprehensive validation.
- }
+ Read reference/owasp-patterns.md for systematic OWASP Top 10 review.
+ Read reference/secure-coding.md for secure coding pattern verification.
- fn reportFindings(findings) {
- Structure output:
- 1. Summary — assessment scope, methodology applied
- 2. Threat model — STRIDE analysis results per component
- 3. Findings table — sorted by severity with OWASP/STRIDE category
- 4. Detailed findings — vulnerability, impact, remediation for each
- 5. Best practices — defense in depth, assume breach, automate security testing
- 6. Recommended next steps — prioritized remediation plan
- }
+ For each focus area, trace data flow from entry to storage/output:
+ 1. Authentication and session management — token lifecycle, validation.
+ 2. Authorization checks — access control at all layers.
+ 3. Input handling — all user input paths, injection prevention.
+ 4. Data exposure — logs, errors, API responses.
+ 5. Cryptography usage — algorithm selection, key management.
+ 6. Third-party integrations — data sharing, auth mechanisms.
+ 7. Error handling — information leakage, fail-secure behavior.
- securityAssessment(target) {
- gatherContext(target) |> modelThreats |> reviewCode |> assessInfrastructure |> reportFindings
- }
+ ### 4. Assess Infrastructure
+
+ Review infrastructure security per reference/secure-coding.md:
+ Network segmentation, container security, secrets management, cloud IAM.
+
+ Read checklists/security-review-checklist.md for comprehensive validation.
+
+ ### 5. Report Findings
+
+ Structure output:
+ 1. Summary — assessment scope, methodology applied.
+ 2. Threat model — STRIDE analysis results per component.
+ 3. Findings table — sorted by severity with OWASP/STRIDE category.
+ 4. Detailed findings — vulnerability, impact, remediation for each.
+ 5. Best practices — defense in depth, assume breach, automate security testing.
+ 6. Recommended next steps — prioritized remediation plan.
+