This project, JazzHands, aims to provide a centralized and automated system for managing user accounts, permissions, and access control within an organization. It streamlines user lifecycle management, from onboarding to offboarding, and ensures consistent application of security policies across various systems and applications.
Business Priorities and Goals:
- Centralized User Management: To consolidate user account management into a single system, reducing administrative overhead and improving consistency.
- Automated Provisioning and Deprovisioning: To automate user onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring timely access and revocation of access, minimizing manual errors and security gaps.
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): To implement RBAC to manage user permissions based on roles, simplifying access management and improving security posture.
- Auditability and Compliance: To provide comprehensive audit logs of user access and permission changes for compliance and security monitoring.
- Self-Service Capabilities: To empower users with self-service capabilities for password resets and profile updates, reducing help desk burden.
Business Risks:
- Data Breach: Unauthorized access to user account data, including credentials and permissions, could lead to a significant data breach.
- System Downtime: Failure or unavailability of JazzHands could disrupt user access to critical systems and applications, impacting business operations.
- Insider Threat: Malicious or negligent actions by internal users with privileged access to JazzHands could compromise the system and user data.
- Compliance Violations: Improper management of user access and permissions could lead to violations of regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
- Service Disruption: Issues with integration with other systems or dependencies could lead to service disruptions and impact user productivity.
Existing Security Controls:
- security control: Authentication - JazzHands likely implements authentication mechanisms to verify user identities before granting access. (Implementation details need to be reviewed in the code)
- security control: Authorization - JazzHands implements role-based access control (RBAC) to manage user permissions and access to resources. (Implementation details need to be reviewed in the code)
- security control: Password Management - JazzHands likely includes features for password management, such as password reset and complexity requirements. (Implementation details need to be reviewed in the code)
- security control: Audit Logging - JazzHands likely logs user actions and system events for auditing and security monitoring. (Implementation details need to be reviewed in the code)
- security control: Secure Communication - Communication between components of JazzHands and external systems should be secured using protocols like HTTPS. (Assumed, needs verification)
Accepted Risks:
- accepted risk: Complexity of RBAC implementation - Managing complex roles and permissions can be challenging and may lead to misconfigurations if not properly managed.
- accepted risk: Integration vulnerabilities - Integrating JazzHands with various systems and applications may introduce vulnerabilities if integrations are not properly secured.
- accepted risk: Dependency vulnerabilities - JazzHands relies on various software dependencies, and vulnerabilities in these dependencies could pose a risk.
Recommended Security Controls:
- security control: Input Validation - Implement robust input validation to prevent injection attacks across all interfaces.
- security control: Encryption at Rest and in Transit - Ensure sensitive data is encrypted both at rest in databases and in transit between components.
- security control: Vulnerability Scanning - Regularly perform vulnerability scanning on JazzHands infrastructure and applications to identify and remediate security weaknesses.
- security control: Penetration Testing - Conduct periodic penetration testing to simulate real-world attacks and identify exploitable vulnerabilities.
- security control: Security Code Reviews - Implement security code reviews as part of the development process to identify and address security flaws in the code.
- security control: Security Awareness Training - Provide security awareness training to users and administrators of JazzHands to mitigate social engineering and phishing risks.
- security control: Incident Response Plan - Develop and maintain an incident response plan to effectively handle security incidents related to JazzHands.
- security control: Supply Chain Security - Implement measures to ensure the security of the software supply chain, including dependencies and build processes.
Security Requirements:
- Authentication:
- requirement: Strong Authentication - Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) for administrative access and consider for regular user access.
- requirement: Secure Password Storage - Store passwords using strong hashing algorithms with salt.
- requirement: Session Management - Implement secure session management to prevent session hijacking.
- Authorization:
- requirement: Role-Based Access Control - Enforce RBAC to control access to features and data based on user roles.
- requirement: Principle of Least Privilege - Grant users only the necessary permissions to perform their tasks.
- requirement: Access Control Lists (ACLs) - Utilize ACLs to manage fine-grained access to resources within JazzHands.
- Input Validation:
- requirement: Data Sanitization - Sanitize all user inputs to prevent injection attacks (e.g., SQL injection, XSS).
- requirement: Input Type Validation - Validate input data types and formats to prevent unexpected behavior.
- requirement: Rate Limiting - Implement rate limiting to prevent brute-force attacks and denial-of-service attempts.
- Cryptography:
- requirement: Encryption of Sensitive Data - Encrypt sensitive data at rest and in transit using strong encryption algorithms.
- requirement: Secure Key Management - Implement secure key management practices for encryption keys.
- requirement: Use of TLS/HTTPS - Enforce TLS/HTTPS for all communication channels to protect data in transit.
graph LR
subgraph "Organization"
[JazzHands]
end
[Users] -- Uses --> [JazzHands]
[Applications] -- Authenticates with --> [JazzHands]
[Infrastructure] -- Manages Access via --> [JazzHands]
[HR System] -- Provides User Data to --> [JazzHands]
[Audit System] -- Receives Audit Logs from --> [JazzHands]
[Users] -- Manages Profile via --> [JazzHands]
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Context Diagram Elements:
-
Element:
- Name: JazzHands
- Type: Software System
- Description: Centralized user account and permission management system for the organization.
- Responsibilities: User account creation, management, permission assignment, authentication, authorization, audit logging.
- Security controls: Authentication, Authorization, Input Validation, Audit Logging, Encryption (for sensitive data within JazzHands).
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Element:
- Name: Users
- Type: Actors
- Description: Employees, contractors, or other individuals who need access to organization's applications and infrastructure.
- Responsibilities: Authenticating to applications, managing their profiles within JazzHands (e.g., password resets).
- Security controls: Strong passwords, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) (recommended).
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Element:
- Name: Applications
- Type: Software Systems
- Description: Various applications and services within the organization that require user authentication and authorization.
- Responsibilities: Delegating authentication to JazzHands, enforcing authorization decisions from JazzHands.
- Security controls: Rely on JazzHands for authentication and authorization, implement secure integration with JazzHands (e.g., using APIs, SSO protocols).
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Element:
- Name: Infrastructure
- Type: Software Systems
- Description: Infrastructure components like servers, databases, network devices that require access control.
- Responsibilities: Managing access control lists and permissions based on information from JazzHands.
- Security controls: Integrate with JazzHands for access control policies, enforce least privilege access.
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Element:
- Name: HR System
- Type: Software System
- Description: Human Resources system that holds employee data, used for user provisioning in JazzHands.
- Responsibilities: Providing authoritative user data (employee information, roles, departments) to JazzHands.
- Security controls: Secure API integration with JazzHands, data encryption in transit.
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Element:
- Name: Audit System
- Type: Software System
- Description: Centralized audit logging system for security monitoring and compliance.
- Responsibilities: Receiving and storing audit logs from JazzHands for user actions and system events.
- Security controls: Secure log forwarding from JazzHands, secure storage and access control for audit logs.
graph LR
subgraph "Organization"
subgraph "JazzHands System"
[Web Application]
[API Service]
[Database]
[Background Workers]
end
end
[Users] -- HTTPS --> [Web Application]
[Applications] -- API Calls --> [API Service]
[Web Application] -- Reads/Writes --> [Database]
[API Service] -- Reads/Writes --> [Database]
[Background Workers] -- Reads/Writes --> [Database]
[Background Workers] -- API Calls --> [API Service]
[HR System] -- API Calls --> [API Service]
[Audit System] -- Log Forwarding --> [Background Workers]
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Container Diagram Elements:
-
Element:
- Name: Web Application
- Type: Web Application
- Description: User interface for administrators and potentially end-users to manage accounts, roles, and permissions.
- Responsibilities: User authentication, authorization, presenting user interface, handling user requests, interacting with API Service.
- Security controls: HTTPS, Session Management, Input Validation, Output Encoding, Authentication, Authorization.
-
Element:
- Name: API Service
- Type: API Application
- Description: Backend API service that provides programmatic access to JazzHands functionalities for applications and other systems.
- Responsibilities: API endpoint management, request handling, business logic execution, data access, authorization, integration with other systems.
- Security controls: API Authentication and Authorization (e.g., API keys, OAuth 2.0), Input Validation, Rate Limiting, Secure API design, HTTPS.
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Element:
- Name: Database
- Type: Database
- Description: Persistent storage for user accounts, roles, permissions, audit logs, and other JazzHands data.
- Responsibilities: Data storage, data retrieval, data integrity, data backup, data security.
- Security controls: Encryption at Rest, Access Control Lists, Database Auditing, Regular Backups, Vulnerability Management.
-
Element:
- Name: Background Workers
- Type: Background Process
- Description: Asynchronous processes for tasks like user provisioning/deprovisioning, audit log processing, and scheduled tasks.
- Responsibilities: Asynchronous task execution, integration with external systems, audit log forwarding, scheduled jobs.
- Security controls: Secure task queuing, secure communication with other containers, logging, error handling, input validation for task parameters.
Deployment Architecture Option: Cloud-Based Deployment (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
graph LR
subgraph "Cloud Provider (e.g., AWS)"
subgraph "Virtual Network"
subgraph "Public Subnet"
[Load Balancer]
end
subgraph "Private Subnet - Application Tier"
[Web Application Instance 1]
[Web Application Instance 2]
[API Service Instance 1]
[API Service Instance 2]
end
subgraph "Private Subnet - Data Tier"
[Database Instance (Primary)]
[Database Instance (Replica)]
end
subgraph "Private Subnet - Worker Tier"
[Background Worker Instance 1]
[Background Worker Instance 2]
end
end
[Managed Message Queue Service] -- Used by --> [Background Worker Instance 1] & [Background Worker Instance 2]
[Managed Audit Logging Service] -- Receives Logs from --> [Background Worker Instance 1] & [Background Worker Instance 2] & [Web Application Instance 1] & [Web Application Instance 2] & [API Service Instance 1] & [API Service Instance 2] & [Database Instance (Primary)] & [Database Instance (Replica)]
end
[Users] -- HTTPS --> [Load Balancer]
[Applications] -- API Calls --> [Load Balancer]
[Load Balancer] -- Forwards Requests to --> [Web Application Instance 1] & [Web Application Instance 2] & [API Service Instance 1] & [API Service Instance 2]
[Web Application Instance 1] & [Web Application Instance 2] & [API Service Instance 1] & [API Service Instance 2] & [Background Worker Instance 1] & [Background Worker Instance 2] -- Connects to --> [Database Instance (Primary)] & [Database Instance (Replica)]
[HR System] -- API Calls --> [Load Balancer]
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Deployment Diagram Elements:
-
Element:
- Name: Load Balancer
- Type: Network Device
- Description: Distributes incoming traffic across Web Application and API Service instances for high availability and scalability.
- Responsibilities: Traffic distribution, SSL termination, health checks.
- Security controls: DDoS protection, SSL/TLS configuration, access control lists.
-
Element:
- Name: Web Application Instance 1 & 2
- Type: Compute Instance (VM/Container)
- Description: Instances of the Web Application container running in the application tier.
- Responsibilities: Serving user interface, handling user requests, application logic.
- Security controls: Security hardening of OS and application, regular patching, application-level firewalls.
-
Element:
- Name: API Service Instance 1 & 2
- Type: Compute Instance (VM/Container)
- Description: Instances of the API Service container running in the application tier.
- Responsibilities: Handling API requests, business logic execution, data access.
- Security controls: Security hardening of OS and application, regular patching, application-level firewalls, API security best practices.
-
Element:
- Name: Database Instance (Primary & Replica)
- Type: Managed Database Service
- Description: Managed database service (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database) for persistent data storage, with replication for high availability and disaster recovery.
- Responsibilities: Data storage, data replication, database management, backups.
- Security controls: Encryption at Rest, Encryption in Transit, Access Control Lists, Database Auditing, Vulnerability Management provided by managed service.
-
Element:
- Name: Background Worker Instance 1 & 2
- Type: Compute Instance (VM/Container)
- Description: Instances of the Background Worker container running in the worker tier.
- Responsibilities: Asynchronous task processing, scheduled jobs, integration tasks.
- Security controls: Security hardening of OS and application, regular patching, secure task processing, monitoring.
-
Element:
- Name: Managed Message Queue Service
- Type: Managed Service
- Description: Managed message queue service (e.g., AWS SQS, Azure Service Bus) for asynchronous task queuing between components.
- Responsibilities: Message queuing, message delivery, scalability.
- Security controls: Access control policies, encryption in transit (if supported by service provider).
-
Element:
- Name: Managed Audit Logging Service
- Type: Managed Service
- Description: Managed audit logging service (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor) for centralized logging and monitoring.
- Responsibilities: Log aggregation, log storage, log analysis, alerting.
- Security controls: Secure log storage, access control policies, data retention policies.
graph LR
subgraph "Developer Workstation"
[Developer]
[Code Editor]
end
subgraph "Version Control System (e.g., GitHub)"
[Code Repository]
end
subgraph "CI/CD System (e.g., GitHub Actions)"
[Build Server]
[SAST Scanner]
[Dependency Scanner]
[Container Registry]
end
[Developer] -- Writes Code in --> [Code Editor]
[Developer] -- Commits Code to --> [Code Repository]
[Code Repository] -- Triggers Build in --> [Build Server]
[Build Server] -- Pulls Code from --> [Code Repository]
[Build Server] -- Runs SAST Scanner --> [SAST Scanner]
[Build Server] -- Runs Dependency Scanner --> [Dependency Scanner]
[Build Server] -- Builds Artifacts --> [Container Registry]
[Container Registry] -- Stores Artifacts --> [Deployment Environment]
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Build Process Description:
- Developer writes code using a code editor on their workstation.
- Developer commits code changes to a Version Control System (e.g., GitHub).
- Code commit to the repository triggers a CI/CD pipeline in a CI/CD system (e.g., GitHub Actions).
- The CI/CD pipeline starts a Build Server.
- Build Server pulls the latest code from the Code Repository.
- Build Server executes a Static Application Security Testing (SAST) scanner to identify potential security vulnerabilities in the code.
- Build Server executes a Dependency Scanner to identify vulnerabilities in project dependencies.
- Build Server compiles the code, builds container images, and creates other necessary build artifacts.
- Build Server pushes the build artifacts, including container images, to a Container Registry.
- Deployment process pulls artifacts from the Container Registry and deploys them to the Deployment Environment.
Build Security Controls:
- security control: Secure Code Repository - Access control and audit logging for the code repository.
- security control: Automated Build Process - Use of CI/CD pipeline to automate the build process, reducing manual errors and ensuring consistency.
- security control: Static Application Security Testing (SAST) - Integration of SAST scanner in the CI/CD pipeline to identify code-level vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle.
- security control: Dependency Scanning - Integration of dependency scanner to identify and manage vulnerabilities in third-party libraries and dependencies.
- security control: Container Image Scanning - Scan container images for vulnerabilities before pushing to the container registry.
- security control: Secure Container Registry - Access control and vulnerability scanning for the container registry.
- security control: Code Signing - Sign build artifacts to ensure integrity and authenticity.
- security control: Build Environment Security - Secure the build environment (Build Server) to prevent unauthorized access and tampering.
- security control: Least Privilege - Apply the principle of least privilege to build processes and access to build artifacts.
Critical Business Processes:
- User Onboarding and Offboarding: Ensuring timely and secure provisioning and deprovisioning of user accounts is critical for business operations and security.
- Access Control Management: Accurate and consistent management of user permissions is essential for protecting sensitive data and systems.
- Authentication and Authorization: Reliable authentication and authorization mechanisms are fundamental for secure access to applications and resources.
- Audit Logging and Compliance: Comprehensive audit logs are necessary for security monitoring, incident response, and regulatory compliance.
Data Sensitivity:
- User Credentials (Passwords, API Keys): Highly sensitive data that must be protected with strong encryption and access controls.
- User Personal Information (PII): Potentially sensitive data depending on regulatory requirements (e.g., name, email, department).
- User Roles and Permissions: Sensitive data that defines access levels and must be managed securely to prevent unauthorized access.
- Audit Logs: Sensitive data that can reveal security incidents and user activities, requiring secure storage and access control.
- System Configuration Data: Potentially sensitive data that could be exploited if exposed.
Questions:
- What specific authentication mechanisms are currently implemented in JazzHands? (e.g., username/password, SSO, MFA)
- What type of database is used for JazzHands?
- What are the specific APIs used for integration with applications and HR systems?
- What are the current logging and monitoring capabilities of JazzHands?
- What is the organization's risk appetite and security maturity level?
- Are there any specific compliance requirements that JazzHands needs to adhere to (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2)?
- What is the expected scale and performance requirements for JazzHands?
- What is the process for managing secrets and API keys within JazzHands?
Assumptions:
- Assumption: JazzHands is intended for use within a medium to large organization.
- Assumption: Security and compliance are important considerations for the organization.
- Assumption: JazzHands is designed to be integrated with various applications and systems within the organization.
- Assumption: The deployment environment is likely to be a cloud-based infrastructure.
- Assumption: A CI/CD pipeline is or will be used for building and deploying JazzHands.
- Assumption: The organization has or will implement a centralized audit logging system.
- Assumption: HTTPS is used for all web-based communication.
- Assumption: Sensitive data is intended to be encrypted at rest and in transit.