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AI Threat Modeling Using STRIDE Framework

Last updated: 2026-04 | Verified: MCP 2026-04 Status: Established Practice Category: AI Security Engineering

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Introduksjon

Trusselmodellering for AI-systemer krever en tilpasning av etablerte sikkerhetsprinsipper til nye angrepsflater som er spesifikke for maskinlæring og generativ AI. Microsoft har utvidet det klassiske STRIDE-rammeverket (Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information Disclosure, Denial of Service, Elevation of Privilege) til å dekke AI-spesifikke trusler som datapoisoning, adversarial attacks, model inversion og prompt injection.

STRIDE for AI bygger på Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), men introduserer nye dimensjoner: behandling av treningsdata som trust boundaries, vurdering av modellens output-integritet, og kartlegging av dependencies i ML supply chain. Rammeverket sikrer at både data scientists og security engineers kan ha strukturerte samtaler om AI-risiko uten å kreve dyp ekspertise i hverandres felt.

I norsk offentlig sektor er strukturert trusselmodellering et krav for AI-systemer som behandler personopplysninger eller støtter kritiske beslutningsprosesser. NSMs grunnprinsipper for IKT-sikkerhet må suppleres med AI-spesifikke sikkerhetskrav, og STRIDE-basert trusselmodellering gir et systematisk grunnlag for ROS-analyse og sikkerhetskontroller.

Kjernekomponenter

STRIDE Adaptation for AI Systems

STRIDE Category	AI-Specific Threat	Severity	Mitigation Focus
Spoofing	Neural Net Reprogramming, Malicious ML Providers	Important-Critical	Strong API authentication, access control, client-server mutual auth
Tampering	Data Poisoning (targeted/indiscriminate), Backdoored Models	Critical	Training data validation, anomaly detection, RONI defense, bagging
Repudiation	Model output manipulation, training data lineage loss	Moderate	Logging, audit trails, data provenance tracking
Information Disclosure	Model Inversion, Membership Inference, Model Stealing	Important-Critical	Rate limiting, access control, output obfuscation, differential privacy
Denial of Service	Confidence Reduction, Random Misclassification	Important	Adversarial training, feature denoising, input validation
Elevation of Privilege	Adversarial Perturbation, Excessive Agency, Physical Domain Attacks	Critical	Adversarial robustness, least privilege on plugins, input sanitization

Trust Boundary Shifts in AI

Tradisjonell trusselmodellering fokuserer på nettverksgrenser og applikasjonsgrenser. I AI-systemer må trust boundaries utvides til:

1. Training Data Stores — behandles som potensielt kompromitterte kilder (garbage-in/garbage-out)
2. ML Supply Chain — pre-trained models, model zoos, data providers, MLaaS-leverandører
3. Model APIs — query-access kan misbrukes til model extraction, inversion, membership inference
4. Plugin/Extension Layer — LLM-agents som kaller eksterne verktøy introduserer nye EOP-vektorer
5. Physical Domain — AI-beslutninger kan manifestere seg fysisk (autonomous vehicles, robotics)

Key Questions in AI Security Reviews

Data Integrity:

• Hvis treningsdata er kompromittert, hvordan oppdages det?
• Brukes user-supplied inputs i trening? Hvilken validering gjøres?
• Kan modellen outputte sensitive data den ble trent på?
• Hva er lineage og provenance for treningsdata?

Model Security:

• Kan modellen kopieres/stjeles gjennom API-queries?
• Kan membership inference avsløre om spesifikke personer er i treningsdatasettet?
• Returnerer modellen raw confidence scores som kan misbrukes?
• Kan adversarial examples tvinge misklassifisering?

Supply Chain:

• Hvilke third-party models eller data providers brukes?
• Er pre-trained models verifisert for backdoors eller poisoning?
• Kan 3rd-party kunder bygge facade over API-et for skadelig bruk?

Impact Assessment:

• Kan modellen brukes til å forårsake fysisk skade (self-driving cars, medical diagnosis)?
• Hva er konsekvensen av false positives vs false negatives?
• Kan output brukes til trolling, bias amplification eller reputational damage?

Arkitekturmønstre

Pattern 1: Defense in Depth for Training Pipeline

Scenario: Organisasjon trener egne modeller på curated datasets kombinert med public data.

Threat Model Approach:

1. Data Ingestion Boundary — validate, sanitize, log all external data sources; implement anomaly detection on data distribution
2. Training Environment Isolation — segregate training from production; use private endpoints, managed identities
3. Model Validation Gateway — test for adversarial robustness, bias, performance drift before deployment
4. Monitoring Layer — track confidence scores, classification accuracy, data lineage changes

Fordeler:

• Reduserer risiko for data poisoning ved å isolere hver fase
• Gir audit trail for ROS-analyse og incident response
• Tillater rollback til tidligere modellversjoner ved kompromittering

Ulemper:

• Økt kompleksitet og kostnader
• Krever dedikert security competence i data science team

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Pattern 2: Zero Trust for Model APIs

Scenario: Eksponering av ML-modell som API for interne eller eksterne consumers.

Threat Model Approach:

1. Authentication — Entra ID managed identities, no stored credentials
2. Authorization — RBAC with least privilege; rate limiting per caller
3. Input Validation — define well-formed queries; reject malformed/adversarial inputs
4. Output Sanitization — round confidence scores; redact sensitive data patterns; apply content filtering
5. Monitoring — detect high-frequency queries (model stealing), anomalous inputs (adversarial examples)

Fordeler:

• Beskytter mot model extraction og inversion attacks
• Gir telemetry for sikkerhetshendelser
• Enklere å implementere compliance-kontroller (DLP, logging)

Ulemper:

• Rate limiting kan påvirke legitime bruksscenarioer
• Output obfuscation kan redusere nytteverdi for consumers

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Pattern 3: Threat Modeling for Agentic AI (LLM with Plugins)

Scenario: Copilot Studio agent med custom plugins som kan utføre actions (e.g., send email, update database).

Threat Model Approach:

1. Identify Trust Boundaries — user prompt → orchestrator → LLM → plugin/MCP server → external service (Verified MCP 2026-04)
2. Apply STRIDE per Boundary:
   • User Prompt (I) — Prompt Injection, Jailbreaking (Elevation of Privilege)
   • Orchestrator (T) — Intent Detection Manipulation (Tampering)
   • LLM Output (I) — Insecure Output Handling, Hallucinations (Information Disclosure)
   • Plugin/MCP Layer (E) — Excessive Agency, Unauthorized Actions; MCP server endpoints er ny angrepsflate som bør sikres via Azure API Management (Elevation of Privilege) (Verified MCP 2026-04)
   • External Service (S) — Credential Leakage, Data Exfiltration (Spoofing/Information Disclosure)
3. Mitigation Controls:
   • Prompt Shields (Azure AI Content Safety)
   • Least privilege for plugins (minimal scope, approval workflows)
   • Output validation and sanitization before plugin execution
   • Logging and monitoring of all plugin actions

Fordeler:

• Systematisk kartlegging av alle angrepsflater i kompleks agent-arkitektur
• Enklere å kommunisere risiko til non-technical stakeholders
• Grunnlag for DPIA og sikkerhetsdokumentasjon

Ulemper:

• Krever dyp forståelse av både LLM-sikkerhet og plugin-arkitektur
• Mitigations kan begrense agent-funksjonalitet (user experience trade-offs)

Beslutningsveiledning

Når Bruke STRIDE vs. MITRE ATLAS vs. OWASP Top 10 for LLM

Framework	Best Fit	Key Advantage	Limitations
STRIDE (AI-adapted)	Traditional ML systems, model APIs, training pipelines	Established SDL integration, broad security coverage	Mindre granularitet for LLM-specific threats (prompt injection)
MITRE ATLAS	Deep threat intelligence, red team exercises, adversarial ML focus	Comprehensive adversarial tactics, real-world attack examples	Mer teknisk, vanskelig for non-security stakeholders
OWASP Top 10 for LLM	Generative AI applications, chatbots, RAG systems	LLM-specific (prompt injection, insecure output, over-reliance)	Mindre coverage for traditional ML threats

Anbefaling: Bruk STRIDE som baseline framework, supplement med MITRE ATLAS for adversarial scenarios og OWASP Top 10 for LLM-components.

Common Mistakes in AI Threat Modeling

Mistake	Impact	Correction
Treating training data as trusted	Data poisoning går uoppdaget; modell kompromitteres permanent	Implement data provenance tracking, anomaly detection, input validation
Ignoring model extraction risk	Intellectual property loss; adversarial attacks developed offline	Apply rate limiting, output obfuscation, access control on model APIs
No monitoring for adversarial inputs	Persistent misclassification attacks	Deploy adversarial detection (feature squeezing, confidence analysis)
Over-scoping plugin permissions	LLM agent kan utføre unauthorized actions	Least privilege per plugin; require user approval for sensitive actions
Missing physical domain impact assessment	Safety-critical systems kompromittert (autonomous vehicles, medical AI)	Include physical harm scenarios in threat model; higher severity bar

Red Flags in AI Architecture Review

• Modellen trenes på public/uncurated data uten validering
• API returnerer raw confidence scores med høy presisjon
• Ingen rate limiting eller access control på model endpoints
• Plugin-layer har read/write til sensitive datastores uten approval workflow
• Training environment er ikke isolert fra production
• Ingen logging av model queries eller plugin actions
• Pre-trained models brukes uten source verification
• RAG-system tillater retrieval av data utenfor user's access scope

Integrasjon med Microsoft-stakken

Azure AI Services

Azure AI Content Safety — Prompt Shields for jailbreak detection, content filters for insecure output handling

Threat: Prompt Injection (OWASP LLM01)
Mitigation: Enable Prompt Shields, configure jailbreak detection thresholds
STRIDE Mapping: Elevation of Privilege (user manipulates system via crafted prompt)

Azure OpenAI Service — Data privacy commitments (no training on customer data), content filtering, abuse monitoring

Threat: Model Inversion, Membership Inference
Mitigation: Customer data not used for training; apply output redaction for PII
STRIDE Mapping: Information Disclosure

Azure AI Foundry — Secure MLOps pipelines, managed identities, private endpoints, model registry with versioning

Threat: Backdoored Model, ML Supply Chain Attack
Mitigation: Model provenance tracking, digital signatures, isolated training environments
STRIDE Mapping: Tampering

Microsoft Defender for Cloud — AI Security Posture Management

Capabilities: (Verified MCP 2026-04)

• Automated detection of AI workloads across Azure subscriptions (via Azure Resource Graph)
• AI security posture management: automate detection and remediation of generative AI risks
• Security recommendations for AI models, data stores, network isolation
• Integration with Purview for data classification, DLP og Insider Risk Management for prompt-based data exfiltration

Threat Modeling Integration:

1. Run STRIDE threat model workshops
2. Map identified threats to Defender for Cloud controls
3. Enable AI threat protection in Defender
4. Monitor security posture; triage alerts in context of threat model

Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool

AI-Specific Templates:

• ML Training Pipeline (data ingestion, training, validation, deployment)
• Model API (authentication, input validation, output sanitization)
• LLM Agent (prompt handling, orchestration, plugin execution)

Usage:

1. Load template matching architecture (Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, custom ML)
2. Identify data flows and trust boundaries
3. Generate threats using STRIDE methodology
4. Review AI-specific threat categories (see microsoft.com/security/engineering/threat-modeling-aiml)
5. Assign mitigations and track in Azure DevOps or GitHub Issues

Offentlig sektor (Norge)

NSM Grunnprinsipper for IKT-Sikkerhet (AI-Tilpasning)

NSM Prinsipp	AI Threat Modeling Tilpasning
Identifisere og kartlegge	Inventory AI models, training data stores, ML supply chain dependencies
Beskytte	Apply STRIDE mitigations; implement access control, input validation, adversarial robustness
Oppdage	Monitor for data poisoning, adversarial inputs, model extraction attempts; log all API queries
Håndtere og gjenopprette	Incident response for AI-specific threats; rollback to previous model versions; retrain on clean data

ROS-Analyse for AI-Systemer

Strukturert tilnærming:

1. Trussel Identifikasjon — bruk STRIDE for AI som sjekkliste; inkluder MITRE ATLAS tactics
2. Sannsynlighetsvurdering — vurder angrepsvektor (remote vs. local), required expertise, attack complexity
3. Konsekvensvurdering — personvern (GDPR), sikkerhet (fysisk skade), omdømme (bias/diskriminering), økonomi (IP-tap)
4. Risikoberegning — sannsynlighet × konsekvens; prioriter høyrisiko-trusler
5. Tiltak — koble mitigations til identifiserte trusler; spesifiser kontroller (tekniske, organisatoriske)

Compliance og Dokumentasjon

DPIA (Personvernkonsekvens):

• Threat modeling dokumentasjon brukes som input til DPIA
• Spesifikk vurdering av Information Disclosure threats (model inversion, membership inference)
• Dokumenter differential privacy eller andre privacy-enhancing technologies

Utredningsinstruksen (AI-systemer i forvaltning):

• Trusselmodell skal dokumentere sikkerhetskrav i alternativanalyse
• Kostnad for security controls inngår i kostnadsvurdering
• Residual risk dokumenteres i risikoanalyse-vedlegg

Sikkerhetsloven (Kritiske AI-systemer):

• AI-systemer i kritisk infrastruktur krever årlig ROS-analyse (inkludert threat modeling)
• Trusselbildet må oppdateres basert på nye angrepsmetoder (MITRE ATLAS, OWASP)

Kostnad og lisensiering

Microsoft Security Tools for AI Threat Modeling

Tool	License/Cost	Capabilities
Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool	Free download	STRIDE automation, AI-specific templates, threat reports
Microsoft Defender for Cloud (AI)	~$15/server/month (standard tier)	AI workload discovery, security posture management, threat detection
Azure AI Content Safety	Pay-per-use (~$1 per 1K text records)	Prompt Shields, jailbreak detection, content filtering
Microsoft Purview (Data Governance)	Starts at $0.30/GB scanned	Data classification, lineage tracking, DLP policies for AI data

Threat Modeling Workshop Cost Estimate (Norway Public Sector)

Scenario: AI-basert saksbehandlingssystem, 5 komponenter (front-end, orchestrator, LLM, RAG, database)

Activity	Effort (hours)	Rate (NOK)	Cost (NOK)
Pre-workshop (architecture review, stakeholder interviews)	8	1500	12 000
STRIDE workshop facilitation (security architect + team)	4	2000	8 000
Threat documentation and mitigation mapping	6	1500	9 000
Review and approval cycle	2	1500	3 000
Total	20		32 000

Note: Dette er rådgivningskostnad for gjennomføring. Implementering av mitigations (e.g., Azure security controls) kommer i tillegg.

For arkitekten (Cosmo)

8 Spørsmål å Stille i Arkitekturdialog

1. Trust Boundaries: "Hvor er trust boundaries i deres AI-arkitektur? Behandles treningsdata som potensielt kompromittert kilde?"

   • Hvorfor: Etablerer scope for trusselmodellering; unngår blind trust på data providers.

2. Model Exposure: "Hvordan eksponeres modellen? API, embedded i app, on-device? Hvem har query-access?"

   • Hvorfor: Model APIs er primær angrepsfelt for extraction, inversion, adversarial attacks.

3. Supply Chain Dependencies: "Brukes pre-trained models eller third-party data? Hvordan verifiseres integritet?"

   • Hvorfor: Backdoored models og data poisoning er Critical-severity trusler.

4. Physical Domain Impact: "Kan AI-beslutninger manifestere seg fysisk (e.g., autonomous systems, safety-critical)?"

   • Hvorfor: Øker severity bar; krever mer robust adversarial defenses.

5. Sensitive Data in Training: "Inneholder treningsdata personopplysninger eller forretningshemmeligheter? Kan disse leakes via model output?"

   • Hvorfor: Information Disclosure threat; krever differential privacy eller data minimization.

6. Adversarial Robustness Testing: "Er modellen testet mot adversarial examples? Finnes det red team plan?"

   • Hvorfor: Proaktiv oppdagelse av sårbarheter før deployment.

7. Incident Response Plan: "Hva er plan hvis modellen blir kompromittert eller data poisoning oppdages?"

   • Hvorfor: AI-specific incident response (rollback, retrain, forensics) må være definert.

8. Compliance Alignment: "Hvordan dokumenteres threat model for DPIA, ROS-analyse eller sikkerhetsgodkjenning?"

   • Hvorfor: Sikrer at threat modeling leverer nødvendig dokumentasjon for offentlig sektor compliance.

Vanlige Fallgruver

Fallgruve 1: "Vi bruker Azure OpenAI, så sikkerhet er Microsofts ansvar"

• Realitet: Microsoft sikrer platform, men kunde må implementere access control, prompt injection defense, output validation, monitoring.
• Cosmo's respons: "Shared responsibility model gjelder også AI. Dere må threat-modellere deres bruk av Azure OpenAI, ikke selve tjenesten."

Fallgruve 2: "Threat modeling er for traditional security, AI er annerledes"

• Realitet: STRIDE er tilpasset AI; tradisjonell sikkerhet er fortsatt viktig (exploit software dependencies er AI-trussel #11).
• Cosmo's respons: "AI introduserer nye trusler, men fundamentet er det samme. STRIDE gir felles språk mellom security og data science."

Fallgruve 3: "Vi gjør threat modeling én gang ved prosjektstart"

• Realitet: AI-systemer evolverer (nye data sources, model updates, plugin additions); threat model må oppdateres.
• Cosmo's respons: "Threat model er living document. Oppdater ved hver arkitekturendring, og gjenta ved nye releases."

Anbefalinger for Gjennomføring

1. Involver både security og data science — Unngå siloer; STRIDE-workshop krever begge perspektiver.
2. Start med data flow diagram — Visualiser alle komponenter, grenser, data flows før STRIDE-analyze.
3. Bruk threat libraries — MITRE ATLAS og OWASP Top 10 for LLM som supplement til STRIDE; ikke start fra scratch.
4. Prioriter basert på severity OG feasibility — Critical-severity trussel med lav attack complexity må fikses først.
5. Koble til eksisterende SDL-prosess — Threat modeling skal ikke være isolert; integrer med code review, testing, deployment pipelines.
6. Dokumenter for compliance — ROS-analyse, DPIA, sikkerhetsgodkjenning krever strukturert trusselmodell; bruk STRIDE som grunnlag.
7. Test mitigations — Ikke anta at adversarial training fungerer; red team testing er nødvendig.
8. Oppdater threat model kontinuerlig — Nye angrepsmetoder publiseres (MITRE ATLAS tracker real-world incidents); hold threat model current.

Kilder og verifisering

Microsoft Learn — Verified Sources (2026-02):

1. Threat Modeling AI/ML Systems and Dependencies — Authoritative guide for STRIDE adaptation to AI/ML; includes 11 threat categories with mitigations
2. Secure AI (Cloud Adoption Framework) — Integration of STRIDE, MITRE ATLAS, OWASP for comprehensive AI risk identification. Oppdatert 2026-04: inkluderer nå AI asset inventory via Azure Resource Graph, AI communication channel security med Managed Identities og Virtual Networks, APIM for sikring av MCP server-endepunkter, og Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management for prompt-basert data exfiltration-deteksjon. (Verified MCP 2026-04)
3. AI Risk Assessment for ML Engineers — Control framework for ML security assessment; incident response and business continuity
4. Security Planning for LLM-based Applications — 11 LLM-specific threats mapped to STRIDE; mitigation patterns for Azure OpenAI
5. Reference Data Flows and Threat Models for Security Evaluations (Copilot Studio) — Agent architecture threat modeling; custom engine data flow analysis
6. Securing the Future of AI and ML at Microsoft — Introduction to AI-specific security pivots (Resilience, Discretion)
7. Failure Modes in Machine Learning — Adversarial ML threat taxonomy (foundation for STRIDE adaptation)
8. Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool — Tool documentation; AI-specific templates

Confidence Level: ✅ Verified — All content grounded in official Microsoft documentation (8 unique sources, retrieved 2026-02, re-verified 2026-04). STRIDE adaptation for AI is established practice in Microsoft SDL.

Status: ✅ Current — Threat categories and mitigations reflect 2025-2026 threat landscape (includes prompt injection, RAG vulnerabilities, agentic AI risks, MCP server endpoints). (Verified MCP 2026-04)

Baseline Knowledge Integration: Framework names (STRIDE, MITRE ATLAS, OWASP), Norwegian public sector context (NSM, ROS, DPIA, Sikkerhetsloven) derived from model knowledge and cross-referenced with retrieved sources for accuracy.