Threat Model
Threat Model
Section titled “Threat Model”Xferity’s threat model starts from a practical assumption: partner endpoints, networks, incoming payloads, and surrounding operators cannot be treated as implicitly trustworthy.
Main threat areas
Section titled “Main threat areas”Typical concerns include:
- connecting to the wrong partner endpoint
- mishandling secrets in configuration or logs
- losing traceability after failures
- allowing insecure overrides to persist into production
- insufficient separation between operational evidence and mutable local storage
Design response
Section titled “Design response”Xferity responds to those concerns with:
- explicit trust verification per protocol
- reference-based secret handling and redaction
- audit-oriented lifecycle recording
- hardened mode for stricter deployments
- file and flow level operational traceability
Limits of the application threat model
Section titled “Limits of the application threat model”Application controls do not replace host, network, IAM, database, or SIEM controls. The threat model should therefore be read together with deployment and operations guidance.