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STRIDE model

STRIDE (Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information disclosure, Denial of service, Elevation of privilege) is a threat model for identifying computer security threats. Developed by Praerit Garg and Loren Kohnfelder at Microsoft, it provides a mnemonic for security threats in six categories. Each STRIDE category corresponds to a core principle of information security: Authenticity, Integrity, Non-repudiability, Confidentiality, Availability and Authorization.

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STRIDE (Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information disclosure, Denial of service, Elevation of privilege) is a threat model for identifying computer security threats. Developed by Praerit Garg and Loren Kohnfelder at Microsoft, it provides a mnemonic for security threats in six categories. Each STRIDE category corresponds to a core principle of information security: Authenticity, Integrity, Non-repudiability, Confidentiality, Availability and Authorization.

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
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  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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