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description: Reference document for monopoly security-checklist.
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MONOPOLY — Security Hardening Checklist

When to Use

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Network Security

• [ ] All services inside private VPC; only LB/API GW exposed publicly
• [ ] Security groups follow least-privilege (deny all, allow specific ports/CIDRs)
• [ ] NACLs as secondary defense layer
• [ ] WAF enabled with OWASP top 10 ruleset
• [ ] DDoS protection (Cloudflare / AWS Shield Standard minimum)
• [ ] VPN or Private Link for inter-service communication in multi-region

Authentication & Authorization

• [ ] JWT tokens with short expiry (15 min access, 7 day refresh)
• [ ] OAuth 2.0 / OIDC for third-party auth
• [ ] MFA enforced for admin accounts
• [ ] RBAC or ABAC for authorization
• [ ] No secrets in JWT payload (use opaque references)
• [ ] Token revocation strategy (Redis blocklist or short TTL)

API Security

• [ ] Rate limiting at API gateway (per user, per IP, per endpoint)
• [ ] Input validation and sanitization on all endpoints
• [ ] SQL injection prevention (parameterized queries, ORM)
• [ ] XSS prevention (output encoding, CSP headers)
• [ ] CSRF protection (SameSite cookies, CSRF tokens)
• [ ] CORS policy locked down (not wildcard *)
• [ ] HTTP security headers (HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options)

Data Security

• [ ] Encryption in transit (TLS 1.2+ everywhere, TLS 1.3 preferred)
• [ ] Encryption at rest (AES-256 for DBs, S3 SSE)
• [ ] PII data identified, minimized, and encrypted at field level where needed
• [ ] Database backups encrypted
• [ ] No sensitive data in logs (PII, passwords, tokens, card numbers)

Secrets Management

• [ ] No secrets in code or environment variables in plain text
• [ ] Secrets manager in use (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, GCP Secret Manager)
• [ ] Secrets rotation automated
• [ ] IAM roles for service-to-service auth (not static credentials)

Supply Chain & Dependencies

• [ ] Dependency scanning (Snyk, Dependabot, npm audit)
• [ ] Container image scanning (Trivy, ECR scanning)
• [ ] Pin dependency versions in production
• [ ] SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) generated for compliance

Incident Response

• [ ] Audit logs for all admin actions and data access
• [ ] Alerting on anomalous access patterns
• [ ] Incident response runbook documented
• [ ] Data breach notification process defined (GDPR 72-hour rule)
• [ ] Regular penetration testing scheduled

Compliance (as applicable)

• [ ] GDPR: data residency, right to deletion, consent tracking
• [ ] PCI-DSS: if handling card data — never store raw PANs
• [ ] HIPAA: if health data — encryption, audit logs, BAA with vendors
• [ ] SOC 2 Type II: access control, availability, confidentiality evidence

Limitations

• This is a reference document and may not cover all edge cases. Always verify architectures before production.