SECURE ARCHITECTURE
Microservices Threat Model & Security Control Map
Overview
What this project is.
Comprehensive STRIDE-based threat model for a microservices e-commerce platform — API gateway, authentication, payment, and order services. Mapped 23 threat scenarios across 5 trust boundaries with prioritized compensating controls and residual risk ratings.
Problem
Why this matters.
Most teams ship without understanding their attack surface. Threat modeling catches design-level flaws that no scanner can find.
Architecture
How it's built.
- Microservices-based e-commerce app (API Gateway, Auth, Cart, Payment, Order services)
- Data flow diagrams at L0 and L1 detail
- STRIDE analysis per component, trust boundary mapping
- 23 threat scenarios with severity ratings and compensating controls
- Residual risk ratings and prioritized remediation roadmap
Tools
Tech stack.
STRIDEMicrosoft TMTMITRE ATT&CKOWASPDraw.io
Impact
Results.
Identified 8 critical design-level vulnerabilities that no scanner would catch
Presentation
How to showcase this.
Show the DFD as hero image. Link to threat catalog. Explain methodology in README.