This document outlines the comprehensive security measures implemented in the authentication system and provides best practices for secure deployment and usage.
- Security Architecture
- Authentication Security
- Password Security
- Session Security
- Data Protection
- Network Security
- Input Validation
- Rate Limiting
- Audit and Logging
- Security Headers
- Vulnerability Management
- Security Best Practices
- Compliance
The authentication system implements multiple layers of security:
- Network Layer: HTTPS/TLS encryption, firewall rules
- Application Layer: Input validation, output encoding, security headers
- Authentication Layer: Multi-factor authentication, JWT tokens
- Authorization Layer: Role-based access control, permission checks
- Data Layer: Encryption at rest, secure database connections
- Monitoring Layer: Audit logging, anomaly detection
- Principle of Least Privilege: Users and processes have minimum necessary permissions
- Defense in Depth: Multiple security layers provide redundancy
- Fail Securely: System fails to a secure state when errors occur
- Complete Mediation: All access attempts are checked
- Open Design: Security through design, not obscurity
The system uses JWT tokens with the following structure:
{
"header": {
"alg": "RS256",
"typ": "JWT",
"kid": "key-id"
},
"payload": {
"iss": "auth-system",
"sub": "user-id",
"aud": "api-audience",
"exp": 1640995200,
"iat": 1640908800,
"jti": "token-id",
"tokenType": "access",
"user": {
"id": "user-id",
"email": "user@example.com",
"roles": ["user"]
}
},
"signature": "RS256-signature"
}- RS256 Algorithm: Asymmetric encryption with RSA key pairs
- Short Expiration: Access tokens expire in 15 minutes
- Refresh Tokens: Longer-lived tokens for obtaining new access tokens
- Token Blacklisting: Revoked tokens are blacklisted
- Token Rotation: Refresh tokens are rotated on each use
// RSA key generation
const keyPair = crypto.generateKeyPairSync('rsa', {
modulusLength: 2048,
publicKeyEncoding: {
type: 'spki',
format: 'pem'
},
privateKeyEncoding: {
type: 'pkcs8',
format: 'pem'
}
});
// Key rotation every 90 days
const keyRotationSchedule = {
rotationInterval: 90 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 90 days
gracePeriod: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 // 7 days
};import { authenticator } from 'otplib';
// Generate secret for user
const secret = authenticator.generateSecret();
// Verify TOTP token
const isValid = authenticator.verify({
token: userToken,
secret: userSecret
});// Generate verification code
const generateVerificationCode = (): string => {
return crypto.randomInt(100000, 999999).toString();
};
// Verify code with timing attack protection
const verifyCode = async (inputCode: string, storedCode: string): Promise<boolean> => {
const start = Date.now();
const isValid = crypto.timingSafeEqual(
Buffer.from(inputCode),
Buffer.from(storedCode)
);
// Ensure minimum comparison time
const elapsed = Date.now() - start;
if (elapsed < 100) {
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100 - elapsed));
}
return isValid;
};import bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
export class PasswordService {
private readonly saltRounds = 12;
async hashPassword(password: string): Promise<string> {
return bcrypt.hash(password, this.saltRounds);
}
async comparePassword(password: string, hash: string): Promise<boolean> {
return bcrypt.compare(password, hash);
}
}export interface PasswordConfig {
minLength: number;
requireUppercase: boolean;
requireLowercase: boolean;
requireNumbers: boolean;
requireSpecialChars: boolean;
specialChars: string;
maxLength: number;
preventCommonPasswords: boolean;
}
export class PasswordValidator {
private config: PasswordConfig = {
minLength: 8,
maxLength: 128,
requireUppercase: true,
requireLowercase: true,
requireNumbers: true,
requireSpecialChars: true,
specialChars: '!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;:,.<>?',
preventCommonPasswords: true
};
validate(password: string): PasswordValidationResult {
const errors: string[] = [];
if (password.length < this.config.minLength) {
errors.push(`Password must be at least ${this.config.minLength} characters`);
}
if (password.length > this.config.maxLength) {
errors.push(`Password must not exceed ${this.config.maxLength} characters`);
}
if (this.config.requireUppercase && !/[A-Z]/.test(password)) {
errors.push('Password must contain at least one uppercase letter');
}
if (this.config.requireLowercase && !/[a-z]/.test(password)) {
errors.push('Password must contain at least one lowercase letter');
}
if (this.config.requireNumbers && !/\d/.test(password)) {
errors.push('Password must contain at least one number');
}
if (this.config.requireSpecialChars) {
const specialCharsRegex = new RegExp(`[${this.config.specialChars.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')}]`);
if (!specialCharsRegex.test(password)) {
errors.push('Password must contain at least one special character');
}
}
if (this.config.preventCommonPasswords && this.isCommonPassword(password)) {
errors.push('Password is too common. Please choose a different password');
}
return {
isValid: errors.length === 0,
errors,
strength: this.calculateStrength(password)
};
}
private calculateStrength(password: string): PasswordStrength {
let score = 0;
// Length bonus
score += Math.min(password.length * 0.5, 10);
// Character variety bonus
if (/[a-z]/.test(password)) score += 2;
if (/[A-Z]/.test(password)) score += 2;
if (/\d/.test(password)) score += 2;
if (/[!@#$%^&*()_+\-=\[\]{}|;:,.<>?]/.test(password)) score += 3;
// Patterns penalty
if (/(.)\1{2,}/.test(password)) score -= 2; // Repeated characters
if (/012|123|234|345|456|567|678|789/.test(password)) score -= 2; // Sequential numbers
if (/abc|bcd|cde|def|efg|fgh|ghi|hij|ijk|jkl|klm|lmn|mno|nop|opq|pqr|qrs|rst|stu|tuv|uvw|vwx|wxy|xyz/i.test(password)) score -= 2; // Sequential letters
if (score < 6) return PasswordStrength.WEAK;
if (score < 12) return PasswordStrength.MEDIUM;
if (score < 18) return PasswordStrength.STRONG;
return PasswordStrength.VERY_STRONG;
}
private isCommonPassword(password: string): boolean {
const commonPasswords = [
'password', '123456', 'password123', 'admin', 'qwerty',
'letmein', 'welcome', 'monkey', '1234567890', 'abc123'
];
return commonPasswords.some(common =>
password.toLowerCase().includes(common.toLowerCase())
);
}
}export class PasswordHistoryService {
private readonly historyCount = 5;
async checkPasswordHistory(userId: string, newPassword: string): Promise<boolean> {
const history = await this.getPasswordHistory(userId);
for (const historicalHash of history) {
const isReused = await bcrypt.compare(newPassword, historicalHash);
if (isReused) {
return false; // Password was previously used
}
}
return true; // Password is not in history
}
async addToHistory(userId: string, passwordHash: string): Promise<void> {
await this.db.passwordHistory.create({
userId,
passwordHash,
createdAt: new Date()
});
// Keep only the last N passwords
await this.cleanupHistory(userId);
}
private async cleanupHistory(userId: string): Promise<void> {
const history = await this.db.passwordHistory.findMany({
where: { userId },
orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' }
});
if (history.length > this.historyCount) {
const toDelete = history.slice(this.historyCount);
await this.db.passwordHistory.deleteMany({
where: {
id: { in: toDelete.map(h => h.id) }
}
});
}
}
}export interface SessionConfig {
secret: string;
resave: boolean;
saveUninitialized: boolean;
cookie: {
secure: boolean;
httpOnly: boolean;
maxAge: number;
sameSite: 'strict' | 'lax' | 'none';
domain?: string;
};
store: SessionStore;
}
const sessionConfig: SessionConfig = {
secret: process.env.SESSION_SECRET!,
resave: false,
saveUninitialized: false,
cookie: {
secure: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production',
httpOnly: true,
maxAge: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 24 hours
sameSite: 'strict',
domain: process.env.COOKIE_DOMAIN
},
store: new RedisStore({
client: redisClient,
prefix: 'sess:',
ttl: 24 * 60 * 60 // 24 hours
})
};export class SessionFingerprintService {
generateFingerprint(req: Request): string {
const components = [
req.ip,
req.headers['user-agent'] || '',
req.headers['accept-language'] || '',
req.headers['accept-encoding'] || ''
];
const fingerprint = crypto
.createHash('sha256')
.update(components.join('|'))
.digest('hex');
return fingerprint;
}
validateFingerprint(req: Request, storedFingerprint: string): boolean {
const currentFingerprint = this.generateFingerprint(req);
return crypto.timingSafeEqual(
Buffer.from(currentFingerprint),
Buffer.from(storedFingerprint)
);
}
}export class SessionAnomalyDetector {
async detectAnomalies(session: SessionData): Promise<AnomalyReport> {
const anomalies: Anomaly[] = [];
// Check for unusual location
if (await this.isUnusualLocation(session.userId, session.ipAddress)) {
anomalies.push({
type: 'unusual_location',
severity: 'medium',
details: `Login from unusual location: ${session.location}`
});
}
// Check for unusual time
if (this.isUnusualTime(session.userId, session.createdAt)) {
anomalies.push({
type: 'unusual_time',
severity: 'low',
details: `Login at unusual time: ${session.createdAt}`
});
}
// Check for concurrent sessions
const activeSessions = await this.getActiveSessions(session.userId);
if (activeSessions.length > 5) {
anomalies.push({
type: 'excessive_sessions',
severity: 'high',
details: `User has ${activeSessions.length} active sessions`
});
}
return {
sessionId: session.id,
userId: session.userId,
anomalies,
riskScore: this.calculateRiskScore(anomalies)
};
}
private calculateRiskScore(anomalies: Anomaly[]): number {
const weights = {
low: 1,
medium: 3,
high: 5
};
return anomalies.reduce((score, anomaly) => {
return score + weights[anomaly.severity];
}, 0);
}
}export class DataEncryption {
private readonly algorithm = 'aes-256-gcm';
private readonly keyLength = 32;
encrypt(data: string, key: Buffer): EncryptedData {
const iv = crypto.randomBytes(16);
const cipher = crypto.createCipher(this.algorithm, key);
cipher.setAAD(Buffer.from('additional-data'));
let encrypted = cipher.update(data, 'utf8', 'hex');
encrypted += cipher.final('hex');
const authTag = cipher.getAuthTag();
return {
encrypted,
iv: iv.toString('hex'),
authTag: authTag.toString('hex')
};
}
decrypt(encryptedData: EncryptedData, key: Buffer): string {
const decipher = crypto.createDecipher(this.algorithm, key);
decipher.setAAD(Buffer.from('additional-data'));
decipher.setAuthTag(Buffer.from(encryptedData.authTag, 'hex'));
let decrypted = decipher.update(encryptedData.encrypted, 'hex', 'utf8');
decrypted += decipher.final('utf8');
return decrypted;
}
}// Database connection with SSL
const dbConfig = {
host: process.env.DB_HOST,
port: parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT || '5432'),
database: process.env.DB_NAME,
user: process.env.DB_USER,
password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
ssl: {
rejectUnauthorized: true,
ca: fs.readFileSync(process.env.DB_SSL_CA_PATH),
cert: fs.readFileSync(process.env.DB_SSL_CERT_PATH),
key: fs.readFileSync(process.env.DB_SSL_KEY_PATH)
},
pool: {
min: 2,
max: 10,
acquireTimeoutMillis: 30000,
createTimeoutMillis: 30000,
destroyTimeoutMillis: 5000,
idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
reapIntervalMillis: 1000,
createRetryIntervalMillis: 200
}
};
// Parameterized queries to prevent SQL injection
const getUserByEmail = async (email: string): Promise<User | null> => {
const result = await db.query(
'SELECT id, email, password_hash, created_at FROM users WHERE email = $1',
[email]
);
return result.rows[0] || null;
};import https from 'https';
import fs from 'fs';
const httpsOptions = {
key: fs.readFileSync(process.env.SSL_KEY_PATH),
cert: fs.readFileSync(process.env.SSL_CERT_PATH),
ca: fs.readFileSync(process.env.SSL_CA_PATH),
// Security options
secureProtocol: 'TLSv1_2_method',
ciphers: [
'ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256',
'ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384',
'ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256',
'ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384'
].join(':'),
honorCipherOrder: true,
// HSTS
maxAge: 31536000,
includeSubDomains: true,
preload: true
};
const server = https.createServer(httpsOptions, app);import cors from 'cors';
const corsOptions = {
origin: (origin, callback) => {
const allowedOrigins = process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGINS?.split(',') || [];
if (!origin || allowedOrigins.includes(origin)) {
callback(null, true);
} else {
callback(new Error('Not allowed by CORS'));
}
},
credentials: true,
methods: ['GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE', 'PATCH', 'OPTIONS'],
allowedHeaders: [
'Origin',
'X-Requested-With',
'Content-Type',
'Accept',
'Authorization',
'X-CSRF-Token'
],
exposedHeaders: [
'X-RateLimit-Limit',
'X-RateLimit-Remaining',
'X-RateLimit-Reset'
],
maxAge: 86400 // 24 hours
};
app.use(cors(corsOptions));import { z } from 'zod';
export const registerSchema = z.object({
email: z.string()
.email('Invalid email format')
.max(255, 'Email too long')
.transform(email => email.toLowerCase()),
password: z.string()
.min(8, 'Password must be at least 8 characters')
.max(128, 'Password too long')
.regex(/^(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*\d)(?=.*[@$!%*?&])[A-Za-z\d@$!%*?&]/,
'Password must contain uppercase, lowercase, number, and special character'),
firstName: z.string()
.min(1, 'First name is required')
.max(50, 'First name too long')
.regex(/^[a-zA-Z\s-']+$/, 'First name contains invalid characters'),
lastName: z.string()
.min(1, 'Last name is required')
.max(50, 'Last name too long')
.regex(/^[a-zA-Z\s-']+$/, 'Last name contains invalid characters'),
acceptTerms: z.boolean()
.refine(val => val === true, 'You must accept the terms and conditions')
});
export const loginSchema = z.object({
email: z.string()
.email('Invalid email format')
.transform(email => email.toLowerCase()),
password: z.string()
.min(1, 'Password is required'),
rememberMe: z.boolean().optional()
});import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';
const window = new JSDOM('').window;
const purify = DOMPurify(window);
export class InputSanitizer {
static sanitizeHtml(input: string): string {
return purify.sanitize(input, {
ALLOWED_TAGS: [],
ALLOWED_ATTR: []
});
}
static sanitizeString(input: string): string {
return input
.replace(/[<>]/g, '') // Remove potential HTML tags
.replace(/['"]/g, '') // Remove quotes
.replace(/javascript:/gi, '') // Remove javascript: protocol
.replace(/on\w+=/gi, '') // Remove event handlers
.trim();
}
static sanitizeEmail(email: string): string {
return email
.toLowerCase()
.replace(/[^\w@.-]/g, '') // Keep only valid email characters
.trim();
}
}import Redis from 'ioredis';
export class RateLimiter {
private redis: Redis;
constructor(redis: Redis) {
this.redis = redis;
}
async checkLimit(key: string, limit: number, window: number): Promise<RateLimitResult> {
const now = Date.now();
const windowStart = now - window;
const pipeline = this.redis.pipeline();
// Remove old entries
pipeline.zremrangebyscore(key, 0, windowStart);
// Count current requests
pipeline.zcard(key);
// Add current request
pipeline.zadd(key, now, `${now}-${Math.random()}`);
// Set expiration
pipeline.expire(key, Math.ceil(window / 1000));
const results = await pipeline.exec();
const count = results[1][1] as number;
return {
allowed: count < limit,
count,
limit,
remaining: Math.max(0, limit - count - 1),
resetTime: now + window
};
}
}
// Usage
const rateLimiter = new RateLimiter(redisClient);
const rateLimitMiddleware = async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
const key = `rate_limit:${req.ip}:${req.route.path}`;
const result = await rateLimiter.checkLimit(key, 100, 15 * 60 * 1000); // 100 requests per 15 minutes
res.set({
'X-RateLimit-Limit': result.limit.toString(),
'X-RateLimit-Remaining': result.remaining.toString(),
'X-RateLimit-Reset': new Date(result.resetTime).toISOString()
});
if (!result.allowed) {
return res.status(429).json({
success: false,
error: {
code: 'RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED',
message: 'Too many requests. Please try again later.',
details: [
{
field: 'retryAfter',
message: `Retry after ${Math.ceil((result.resetTime - Date.now()) / 1000)} seconds`
}
]
}
});
}
next();
};export interface AuditLog {
id: string;
userId?: string;
action: string;
resourceType: string;
resourceId?: string;
ipAddress: string;
userAgent: string;
timestamp: Date;
success: boolean;
details?: Record<string, any>;
oldValues?: Record<string, any>;
newValues?: Record<string, any>;
}
export class AuditLogger {
private logger: Logger;
constructor(logger: Logger) {
this.logger = logger;
}
async logAction(action: AuditLog): Promise<void> {
// Log to database
await this.db.auditLog.create({
data: {
...action,
id: crypto.randomUUID(),
timestamp: new Date()
}
});
// Log to file/external service
this.logger.info('Audit log', {
action: action.action,
userId: action.userId,
resourceType: action.resourceType,
resourceId: action.resourceId,
ipAddress: action.ipAddress,
success: action.success,
timestamp: action.timestamp
});
}
async logAuthenticationAttempt(
email: string,
success: boolean,
ipAddress: string,
userAgent: string,
userId?: string
): Promise<void> {
await this.logAction({
userId,
action: 'AUTHENTICATION_ATTEMPT',
resourceType: 'USER',
resourceId: userId,
ipAddress,
userAgent,
success,
details: {
email,
attemptTime: new Date().toISOString()
}
});
}
}export class SecurityMonitor {
private auditLogger: AuditLogger;
private alertService: AlertService;
constructor(auditLogger: AuditLogger, alertService: AlertService) {
this.auditLogger = auditLogger;
this.alertService = alertService;
}
async monitorFailedLogins(email: string, ipAddress: string): Promise<void> {
const timeWindow = 15 * 60 * 1000; // 15 minutes
const threshold = 5;
const failedAttempts = await this.getFailedLoginAttempts(email, ipAddress, timeWindow);
if (failedAttempts >= threshold) {
await this.alertService.sendAlert({
type: 'SECURITY_ALERT',
severity: 'HIGH',
title: 'Multiple Failed Login Attempts',
message: `${failedAttempts} failed login attempts for ${email} from ${ipAddress}`,
metadata: {
email,
ipAddress,
attempts: failedAttempts,
timeWindow
}
});
// Block IP temporarily
await this.blockIP(ipAddress, 60 * 60 * 1000); // 1 hour
}
}
async detectBruteForce(ipAddress: string): Promise<void> {
const timeWindow = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
const threshold = 50;
const requestCount = await this.getRequestCount(ipAddress, timeWindow);
if (requestCount >= threshold) {
await this.alertService.sendAlert({
type: 'SECURITY_ALERT',
severity: 'CRITICAL',
title: 'Potential Brute Force Attack',
message: `${requestCount} requests from ${ipAddress} in ${timeWindow / 1000} seconds`,
metadata: {
ipAddress,
requestCount,
timeWindow
}
});
// Block IP for extended period
await this.blockIP(ipAddress, 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000); // 24 hours
}
}
}import helmet from 'helmet';
app.use(helmet({
// Content Security Policy
contentSecurityPolicy: {
directives: {
defaultSrc: ["'self'"],
styleSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'"],
scriptSrc: ["'self'"],
imgSrc: ["'self'", "data:", "https:"],
connectSrc: ["'self'"],
fontSrc: ["'self'"],
objectSrc: ["'none'"],
mediaSrc: ["'self'"],
frameSrc: ["'none'"],
baseUri: ["'self'"],
formAction: ["'self'"],
frameAncestors: ["'none'"],
upgradeInsecureRequests: []
}
},
// HTTP Strict Transport Security
hsts: {
maxAge: 31536000,
includeSubDomains: true,
preload: true
},
// X-Frame-Options
frameguard: {
action: 'deny'
},
// X-Content-Type-Options
noSniff: true,
// X-XSS-Protection
xssFilter: true,
// Referrer Policy
referrerPolicy: {
policy: 'same-origin'
},
// Permissions Policy
permissionsPolicy: {
camera: [],
microphone: [],
geolocation: [],
notifications: []
}
}));
// Additional custom headers
app.use((req, res, next) => {
res.set({
'X-API-Version': '1.0',
'X-Response-Time': Date.now().toString(),
'Cache-Control': 'no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, proxy-revalidate',
'Pragma': 'no-cache',
'Expires': '0',
'Surrogate-Control': 'no-store'
});
next();
});{
"scripts": {
"audit": "npm audit",
"audit:fix": "npm audit fix",
"security:check": "npm audit && snyk test",
"security:monitor": "snyk monitor"
},
"devDependencies": {
"snyk": "^1.0.0",
"helmet": "^6.0.0",
"express-rate-limit": "^6.0.0"
}
}// Security test examples
describe('Security Tests', () => {
describe('SQL Injection', () => {
it('should prevent SQL injection in login', async () => {
const maliciousEmail = "admin'; DROP TABLE users; --";
const response = await request(app)
.post('/auth/login')
.send({
email: maliciousEmail,
password: 'password'
});
expect(response.status).toBe(400);
expect(response.body.success).toBe(false);
});
});
describe('XSS Prevention', () => {
it('should sanitize HTML in user input', async () => {
const maliciousName = '<script>alert("XSS")</script>';
const response = await request(app)
.post('/auth/register')
.send({
email: 'test@example.com',
password: 'Password123!',
firstName: maliciousName,
lastName: 'User'
});
expect(response.status).toBe(400);
expect(response.body.success).toBe(false);
});
});
describe('Rate Limiting', () => {
it('should enforce rate limits', async () => {
const promises = Array(101).fill(null).map(() =>
request(app)
.post('/auth/login')
.send({
email: 'test@example.com',
password: 'password'
})
);
const responses = await Promise.all(promises);
const tooManyRequests = responses.filter(r => r.status === 429);
expect(tooManyRequests.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
});
});
});- Code Reviews: All code must be reviewed for security vulnerabilities
- Static Analysis: Use tools like SonarQube, ESLint security rules
- Dependency Management: Regular updates and vulnerability scanning
- Secrets Management: Use environment variables, never commit secrets
- Secure Coding Standards: Follow OWASP secure coding practices
- Environment Separation: Separate development, staging, and production
- Access Control: Limit access to production systems
- Configuration Management: Secure configuration deployment
- Monitoring: Comprehensive security monitoring and alerting
- Incident Response: Defined incident response procedures
- Regular Updates: Keep all dependencies and systems updated
- Security Scans: Regular vulnerability assessments
- Backup Security: Encrypted backups with access controls
- Disaster Recovery: Tested disaster recovery procedures
- Documentation: Maintain up-to-date security documentation
export class GDPRCompliance {
async requestDataExport(userId: string): Promise<UserData> {
const userData = await this.db.user.findUnique({
where: { id: userId },
include: {
sessions: true,
auditLogs: true,
passwordHistory: true
}
});
return {
personalData: userData,
exportDate: new Date(),
requestedBy: userId
};
}
async requestDataDeletion(userId: string): Promise<void> {
// Anonymize audit logs instead of deleting
await this.db.auditLog.updateMany({
where: { userId },
data: {
userId: null,
details: { anonymized: true }
}
});
// Delete user data
await this.db.user.delete({
where: { id: userId }
});
}
}- Security: Access controls, authentication, authorization
- Availability: System uptime, disaster recovery
- Processing Integrity: Data processing accuracy
- Confidentiality: Data encryption, access controls
- Privacy: Data collection, usage, retention policies
- A01:2021 – Broken Access Control: Role-based access control, proper authorization
- A02:2021 – Cryptographic Failures: Strong encryption, secure key management
- A03:2021 – Injection: Input validation, parameterized queries
- A04:2021 – Insecure Design: Secure architecture, threat modeling
- A05:2021 – Security Misconfiguration: Secure defaults, configuration management
- A06:2021 – Vulnerable Components: Dependency management, security updates
- A07:2021 – Identification and Authentication Failures: Strong authentication, session management
- A08:2021 – Software and Data Integrity Failures: Code signing, secure CI/CD
- A09:2021 – Security Logging and Monitoring Failures: Comprehensive logging, monitoring
- A10:2021 – Server-Side Request Forgery: Input validation, allowlisting
export class IncidentResponse {
async handleSecurityIncident(incident: SecurityIncident): Promise<void> {
// 1. Immediate containment
if (incident.severity === 'CRITICAL') {
await this.containBreach(incident);
}
// 2. Assessment and investigation
const assessment = await this.assessIncident(incident);
// 3. Notification
await this.notifyStakeholders(incident, assessment);
// 4. Remediation
await this.remediateIncident(incident);
// 5. Recovery
await this.recoverFromIncident(incident);
// 6. Post-incident review
await this.conductPostIncidentReview(incident);
}
private async containBreach(incident: SecurityIncident): Promise<void> {
// Block malicious IPs
if (incident.ipAddress) {
await this.blockIP(incident.ipAddress);
}
// Disable compromised accounts
if (incident.userId) {
await this.disableUser(incident.userId);
}
// Revoke tokens
if (incident.tokenId) {
await this.revokeToken(incident.tokenId);
}
}
}This security documentation provides comprehensive coverage of the security measures implemented in the authentication system. Regular updates and reviews ensure the security posture remains strong against evolving threats.