diff --git a/docs/attack-surface-reduction.md b/docs/attack-surface-reduction.md index 0307b979..d4518286 100644 --- a/docs/attack-surface-reduction.md +++ b/docs/attack-surface-reduction.md @@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ In addition, the traditional binding of certificates to IP addresses via TLS to - **Threat**: Blast radius for Vault authentication is wide. Unnecessary risk   * **VSI06** - Vault authorization is not fine-grained, single credential - multiple use / difficult to manage - **Threat**: CapitalOne Problem - identity of a single VM has access to several components  -* **VSI07** - Lack of “break glass” capabilities (to bypass access controls for critical emergencies) and easy compliance policy enforcement (through undertaking parts of secret delivery and management) - - **Threat**: Lack of compliance enforcement mechanism (e.g. "break glass")  +* **VSI07** - Lack of “lockdown” capabilities at the cluster level and easy compliance policy enforcement (through undertaking parts of secret delivery and management) + - **Threat**: Lack of compliance enforcement mechanism (e.g. "lockdown")  * **VSI08** - Lack of location-based restriction enforcement, preventing the geo-facing.  - **Threat**: Malicious user can access data from unauthorized location or spoof the location identity  * **VSI09** - Lack of process for secure delivery of secret to correct application @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Vault with TSI as a stand-alone deployment mitigates the following issues: - Operator has no access to vault authentication information (VSI04) - Vault authentication information is no longer static or long-lived (VSI05) - Vault authorization is fine-grained, different credentials for same deployments, easier to manage (VSI06) -- Provides the `break glass` and easy compliance policy enforcement (VSI07) +- Provides the `lockdown` capabilities and easy compliance policy enforcement (VSI07) - Location based restriction enforcement (VSI08)  - Securely delivers secrets to correct application (Future work for TSI to do this based on label/context based routing validation of certificate to perform secure delivery of secrets) (VSI09) - Amount of manual human exposure (VSI10): Is reduced to remove all operator specific interactions. Only limiting to a initial setup with a person of high privilege, i.e. CISO