# Security Testing Plan for Canvas MCP Server
## Table of Contents
1. [Overview](#overview)
2. [Testing Objectives](#testing-objectives)
3. [Testing Scope](#testing-scope)
4. [Testing Methodology](#testing-methodology)
5. [Test Categories](#test-categories)
6. [Test Cases](#test-cases)
7. [Automated Testing](#automated-testing)
8. [Manual Testing](#manual-testing)
9. [Security Testing Tools](#security-testing-tools)
10. [Test Schedule](#test-schedule)
11. [Reporting](#reporting)
## Overview
This document outlines a comprehensive security testing plan for the Canvas MCP server to ensure compliance with UIUC security requirements and industry best practices. The plan includes both automated and manual testing procedures.
## Testing Objectives
1. **Verify FERPA Compliance**: Ensure student data is properly protected
2. **Validate Authentication**: Test token security and client authentication
3. **Assess Code Execution Security**: Verify sandboxing and isolation
4. **Test Data Privacy**: Confirm anonymization and PII protection
5. **Evaluate Audit Logging**: Verify security events are properly logged
6. **Check Input Validation**: Test for injection vulnerabilities
7. **Verify Secrets Management**: Ensure credentials are properly secured
8. **Assess Network Security**: Test HTTPS enforcement and rate limiting
9. **Test Incident Response**: Verify security monitoring and alerting
## Testing Scope
### In Scope
- All MCP tools and endpoints
- Code execution environment (`execute_typescript`)
- Authentication and authorization mechanisms
- Data anonymization system
- API token handling and storage
- Input validation and sanitization
- Error handling and logging
- Network communications
- Dependency vulnerabilities
- Configuration security
### Out of Scope
- Canvas LMS platform security (external system)
- Client application security (Claude Desktop, etc.)
- Operating system security
- Network infrastructure security
## Testing Methodology
### 1. Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST)
- Code review for security vulnerabilities
- Automated code scanning
- Dependency vulnerability scanning
- Configuration review
### 2. Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
- Runtime security testing
- Fuzzing and injection testing
- Authentication bypass testing
- API security testing
### 3. Manual Security Testing
- Penetration testing
- Code review
- Configuration review
- Documentation review
### 4. Compliance Testing
- FERPA compliance verification
- Security policy compliance
- Audit logging verification
- Data retention policy testing
## Test Categories
### TC-1: FERPA Compliance Testing
**Objective**: Verify protection of student educational records and PII.
**Priority**: Critical
**Test Areas**:
- PII anonymization
- Data access controls
- Audit logging
- Data retention
- PII in logs and errors
### TC-2: Authentication and Authorization Testing
**Objective**: Validate authentication mechanisms and access controls.
**Priority**: High
**Test Areas**:
- API token storage and handling
- Token validation
- MCP client authentication
- Authorization checks
- Session management
### TC-3: Code Execution Security Testing
**Objective**: Assess security of TypeScript code execution.
**Priority**: Critical
**Test Areas**:
- Sandbox escape attempts
- Resource exhaustion
- File system access
- Network access restrictions
- Credential access
- Malicious code execution
### TC-4: Data Privacy Testing
**Objective**: Verify data privacy and anonymization features.
**Priority**: High
**Test Areas**:
- Anonymization effectiveness
- PII detection
- Data transmission security
- Error message sanitization
- Log sanitization
### TC-5: Input Validation Testing
**Objective**: Test input validation and sanitization.
**Priority**: High
**Test Areas**:
- Parameter validation
- SQL injection (if applicable)
- Command injection
- XSS attacks
- Path traversal
- File upload validation
### TC-6: Secrets Management Testing
**Objective**: Verify secure handling of credentials.
**Priority**: High
**Test Areas**:
- Credential storage
- Credential transmission
- Temporary credential handling
- Credential rotation
- File permissions
### TC-7: Network Security Testing
**Objective**: Test network communications security.
**Priority**: Medium
**Test Areas**:
- HTTPS enforcement
- TLS version and cipher strength
- Certificate validation
- Rate limiting
- API security
### TC-8: Audit and Logging Testing
**Objective**: Verify security event logging and monitoring.
**Priority**: High
**Test Areas**:
- Security event logging
- Access logging
- Log integrity
- Log retention
- PII in logs
### TC-9: Dependency Security Testing
**Objective**: Identify vulnerable dependencies.
**Priority**: Medium
**Test Areas**:
- Known vulnerabilities (CVEs)
- Outdated dependencies
- License compliance
- Supply chain security
### TC-10: Incident Response Testing
**Objective**: Test incident detection and response.
**Priority**: Medium
**Test Areas**:
- Security monitoring
- Alerting mechanisms
- Incident response procedures
- Vulnerability remediation
## Test Cases
### TC-1: FERPA Compliance Testing
#### TC-1.1: PII Anonymization
**Test Case ID**: TC-1.1.1
**Description**: Verify student names are anonymized when `ENABLE_DATA_ANONYMIZATION=true`
**Priority**: Critical
**Steps**:
1. Enable data anonymization in `.env`
2. Call `list_submissions` for an assignment
3. Verify student names are replaced with anonymous IDs
4. Verify anonymization is consistent across multiple calls
**Expected Result**: All student names replaced with consistent anonymous identifiers
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-1.1.2
**Description**: Verify student emails are anonymized
**Priority**: Critical
**Steps**:
1. Enable data anonymization
2. Call tools that return student email addresses
3. Verify emails are masked or anonymized
**Expected Result**: Student emails are properly anonymized
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-1.1.3
**Description**: Verify PII not leaked in error messages
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Trigger various error conditions
2. Capture error messages
3. Scan for student names, emails, IDs
**Expected Result**: No PII in error messages
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-1.1.4
**Description**: Verify PII not logged
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Enable logging (`LOG_API_REQUESTS=true`)
2. Perform various operations
3. Review log files for PII
**Expected Result**: No student PII in log files
**Automated**: Partial (manual review required)
---
#### TC-1.2: Audit Logging
**Test Case ID**: TC-1.2.1
**Description**: Verify PII access is logged
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Access student data via tools
2. Check audit logs for access events
3. Verify log entries contain: timestamp, user, resource, action
**Expected Result**: All PII access logged with required fields
**Automated**: Yes (if audit logging implemented)
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-1.2.2
**Description**: Verify audit log integrity
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Generate audit log entries
2. Attempt to modify log files
3. Verify tampering detection
**Expected Result**: Log tampering detected or prevented
**Automated**: Partial
---
### TC-2: Authentication and Authorization Testing
#### TC-2.1: API Token Security
**Test Case ID**: TC-2.1.1
**Description**: Verify API token not exposed in logs
**Priority**: Critical
**Steps**:
1. Enable logging
2. Perform various operations
3. Search logs for `CANVAS_API_TOKEN` value
**Expected Result**: Token value never appears in logs
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-2.1.2
**Description**: Verify API token not in error messages
**Priority**: Critical
**Steps**:
1. Trigger authentication errors
2. Capture error messages
3. Search for token value
**Expected Result**: Token value not in error messages
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-2.1.3
**Description**: Verify API token validation on startup
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Configure invalid token
2. Start server
3. Verify error handling
**Expected Result**: Server validates token and reports clear error
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-2.1.4
**Description**: Verify .env file permissions
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Check .env file permissions
2. Verify not world-readable
**Expected Result**: File permissions 600 or more restrictive
**Automated**: Yes (Unix/Linux only)
---
#### TC-2.2: Authorization
**Test Case ID**: TC-2.2.1
**Description**: Verify student tools only access own data
**Priority**: Critical
**Steps**:
1. Use student-specific tools
2. Verify only "self" endpoints called
3. Attempt to access other student data
**Expected Result**: Cannot access other students' data
**Automated**: Partial (requires API mocking)
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-2.2.2
**Description**: Verify educator tools require proper permissions
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Use educator tools with student token
2. Verify appropriate error handling
**Expected Result**: Clear permission denied errors
**Automated**: Partial (requires multiple test accounts)
---
### TC-3: Code Execution Security Testing
#### TC-3.1: Sandbox Security
**Test Case ID**: TC-3.1.1
**Description**: Attempt file system access outside temp directory
**Priority**: Critical
**Steps**:
1. Execute TypeScript code attempting to read `/etc/passwd`
2. Execute code attempting to write to home directory
3. Verify access denied
**Expected Result**: File system access restricted to temp directory
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-3.1.2
**Description**: Attempt network access to unauthorized hosts
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Execute code attempting to connect to external IPs
2. Verify only Canvas API accessible
**Expected Result**: Network access restricted to Canvas API
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-3.1.3
**Description**: Attempt credential theft
**Priority**: Critical
**Steps**:
1. Execute code attempting to read environment variables
2. Execute code attempting to exfiltrate token
3. Verify credentials protected
**Expected Result**: Credentials not accessible or exfiltration prevented
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-3.1.4
**Description**: Resource exhaustion testing
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Execute code with infinite loop
2. Execute code allocating excessive memory
3. Verify timeout and resource limits enforced
**Expected Result**: Execution terminated, resources cleaned up
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-3.1.5
**Description**: Malicious code execution
**Priority**: Critical
**Steps**:
1. Execute code attempting to spawn shell
2. Execute code attempting to execute system commands
3. Verify execution blocked
**Expected Result**: Dangerous operations blocked
**Automated**: Yes
---
#### TC-3.2: Code Execution Audit
**Test Case ID**: TC-3.2.1
**Description**: Verify code execution is logged
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Execute TypeScript code
2. Check logs for execution events
3. Verify log contains: timestamp, code hash, result
**Expected Result**: All code execution logged
**Automated**: Yes (if implemented)
---
### TC-4: Data Privacy Testing
#### TC-4.1: Anonymization
**Test Case ID**: TC-4.1.1
**Description**: Verify anonymization consistency
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Retrieve student data multiple times
2. Verify same student gets same anonymous ID
**Expected Result**: Consistent anonymous IDs across calls
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-4.1.2
**Description**: Verify anonymization reversibility (for educators)
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Get anonymized student data
2. Use mapping file to reverse anonymization
3. Verify correct mapping
**Expected Result**: Mapping file correctly maps IDs to names
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-4.1.3
**Description**: Verify anonymization mapping file security
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Check mapping file permissions
2. Verify file is encrypted or protected
3. Attempt unauthorized access
**Expected Result**: Mapping file properly protected
**Automated**: Yes (if encryption implemented)
---
#### TC-4.2: PII Detection
**Test Case ID**: TC-4.2.1
**Description**: Detect PII in submission content
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Submit content containing email addresses
2. Submit content containing phone numbers
3. Verify PII detection and masking
**Expected Result**: PII detected and masked in output
**Automated**: Yes (if implemented)
---
### TC-5: Input Validation Testing
#### TC-5.1: Parameter Validation
**Test Case ID**: TC-5.1.1
**Description**: Test invalid parameter types
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Call tools with wrong parameter types
2. Call tools with missing required parameters
3. Verify appropriate error handling
**Expected Result**: Clear validation errors, no crashes
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-5.1.2
**Description**: Test boundary conditions
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Test with extremely large IDs
2. Test with negative numbers
3. Test with special characters
**Expected Result**: Proper validation and error handling
**Automated**: Yes
---
#### TC-5.2: Injection Testing
**Test Case ID**: TC-5.2.1
**Description**: Command injection testing
**Priority**: Critical
**Steps**:
1. Inject shell commands in parameters
2. Inject JavaScript in string parameters
3. Verify no command execution
**Expected Result**: Injected commands not executed
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-5.2.2
**Description**: Path traversal testing
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Test `../` sequences in file paths
2. Test absolute paths
3. Verify path sanitization
**Expected Result**: Path traversal prevented
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-5.2.3
**Description**: XSS testing
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Inject HTML/JavaScript in text fields
2. Verify sanitization on output
3. Test in discussion posts and comments
**Expected Result**: HTML/JavaScript escaped or stripped
**Automated**: Yes
---
### TC-6: Secrets Management Testing
**Test Case ID**: TC-6.1.1
**Description**: Verify .env file not in version control
**Priority**: Critical
**Steps**:
1. Check .gitignore contains .env
2. Verify no .env in git history
3. Search repo for token patterns
**Expected Result**: No credentials in version control
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-6.1.2
**Description**: Test credential rotation
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Generate new Canvas API token
2. Update .env file
3. Verify server uses new token
**Expected Result**: Token rotation works without issues
**Automated**: Manual
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-6.1.3
**Description**: Test with expired token
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Configure expired token
2. Start server
3. Verify clear error message
**Expected Result**: Expired token detected with helpful error
**Automated**: Partial
---
### TC-7: Network Security Testing
**Test Case ID**: TC-7.1.1
**Description**: Verify HTTPS enforcement
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Configure HTTP Canvas URL
2. Verify automatic upgrade to HTTPS
3. Attempt to disable HTTPS
**Expected Result**: HTTPS always used, HTTP blocked or upgraded
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-7.1.2
**Description**: Test TLS version
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Monitor outgoing connections
2. Verify TLS 1.2 or higher used
3. Attempt to force TLS 1.0/1.1
**Expected Result**: Only TLS 1.2+ accepted
**Automated**: Partial (requires network monitoring)
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-7.1.3
**Description**: Certificate validation
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Test with invalid certificate
2. Test with self-signed certificate
3. Verify connection refused
**Expected Result**: Invalid certificates rejected
**Automated**: Partial
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-7.2.1
**Description**: Rate limiting
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Make rapid requests to Canvas API
2. Verify rate limit handling
3. Test backoff behavior
**Expected Result**: Rate limits respected, appropriate backoff
**Automated**: Yes
---
### TC-8: Audit and Logging Testing
**Test Case ID**: TC-8.1.1
**Description**: Security event logging
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Trigger various security events
2. Verify events logged with proper detail
3. Check log format and completeness
**Expected Result**: All security events properly logged
**Automated**: Yes (if implemented)
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-8.1.2
**Description**: Log rotation and retention
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Generate large volume of logs
2. Verify rotation occurs
3. Verify old logs retained per policy
**Expected Result**: Logs rotated and retained appropriately
**Automated**: Partial
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-8.1.3
**Description**: Log tampering detection
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Generate log entries
2. Modify log files
3. Verify tampering detected
**Expected Result**: Log tampering detected
**Automated**: Partial (if implemented)
---
### TC-9: Dependency Security Testing
**Test Case ID**: TC-9.1.1
**Description**: Known vulnerability scan
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Run `pip-audit` or similar tool
2. Scan for CVEs in dependencies
3. Verify no critical vulnerabilities
**Expected Result**: No critical or high vulnerabilities
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-9.1.2
**Description**: Outdated dependency check
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Check for outdated packages
2. Verify update availability
3. Test with latest versions
**Expected Result**: Dependencies reasonably up-to-date
**Automated**: Yes
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-9.1.3
**Description**: License compliance
**Priority**: Low
**Steps**:
1. List all dependency licenses
2. Verify license compatibility
3. Check for restrictive licenses
**Expected Result**: All licenses compatible with MIT
**Automated**: Yes
---
### TC-10: Incident Response Testing
**Test Case ID**: TC-10.1.1
**Description**: Failed authentication detection
**Priority**: High
**Steps**:
1. Generate multiple failed auth attempts
2. Verify detection and alerting
3. Test threshold-based blocking
**Expected Result**: Suspicious activity detected and alerted
**Automated**: Partial (if implemented)
---
**Test Case ID**: TC-10.1.2
**Description**: Unusual API usage detection
**Priority**: Medium
**Steps**:
1. Generate unusual API usage patterns
2. Verify anomaly detection
3. Test alerting mechanism
**Expected Result**: Anomalies detected and reported
**Automated**: Partial (if implemented)
---
## Automated Testing
### Test Implementation
Create automated test suite in `tests/security/`:
```
tests/
└── security/
├── __init__.py
├── test_ferpa_compliance.py
├── test_authentication.py
├── test_code_execution.py
├── test_data_privacy.py
├── test_input_validation.py
├── test_secrets_management.py
├── test_network_security.py
├── test_audit_logging.py
├── test_dependencies.py
└── test_incident_response.py
```
### Test Execution
```bash
# Run all security tests
pytest tests/security/
# Run specific test category
pytest tests/security/test_ferpa_compliance.py
# Run with coverage
pytest tests/security/ --cov=src/canvas_mcp --cov-report=html
# Run with verbose output
pytest tests/security/ -v
```
### Continuous Integration
Add security testing to CI/CD pipeline:
```yaml
# .github/workflows/security-testing.yml
name: Security Testing
on:
push:
branches: [ main, development ]
pull_request:
branches: [ main ]
schedule:
- cron: '0 0 * * 0' # Weekly
jobs:
security-tests:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Set up Python
uses: actions/setup-python@v4
with:
python-version: '3.11'
- name: Install dependencies
run: |
pip install -e .
pip install pytest pytest-asyncio pytest-cov
pip install bandit safety pip-audit
- name: Run security tests
run: pytest tests/security/ -v
- name: Run SAST scan
run: bandit -r src/canvas_mcp/
- name: Check dependencies
run: pip-audit
- name: Upload results
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: security-test-results
path: htmlcov/
```
## Manual Testing
### Penetration Testing Checklist
- [ ] Attempt privilege escalation
- [ ] Test authentication bypass
- [ ] Test authorization bypass
- [ ] Attempt data exfiltration
- [ ] Test for information disclosure
- [ ] Attempt to execute arbitrary code
- [ ] Test for race conditions
- [ ] Test session management
- [ ] Attempt credential theft
- [ ] Test error handling edge cases
### Code Review Checklist
- [ ] Review authentication logic
- [ ] Review authorization checks
- [ ] Review input validation
- [ ] Review error handling
- [ ] Review credential handling
- [ ] Review logging statements
- [ ] Review data anonymization
- [ ] Review code execution sandboxing
- [ ] Review network security
- [ ] Review dependency security
### Configuration Review Checklist
- [ ] Review .env.template for sensitive defaults
- [ ] Verify .gitignore excludes sensitive files
- [ ] Check file permissions on sensitive files
- [ ] Review logging configuration
- [ ] Review anonymization settings
- [ ] Verify HTTPS enforcement
- [ ] Check timeout settings
- [ ] Review rate limiting configuration
## Security Testing Tools
### Static Analysis Tools
1. **Bandit** - Python security linter
```bash
pip install bandit
bandit -r src/canvas_mcp/
```
2. **Safety** - Dependency vulnerability scanner
```bash
pip install safety
safety check
```
3. **pip-audit** - Python package vulnerability scanner
```bash
pip install pip-audit
pip-audit
```
4. **Semgrep** - Static analysis for security patterns
```bash
pip install semgrep
semgrep --config=auto src/
```
### Dynamic Analysis Tools
1. **pytest** - Testing framework
```bash
pip install pytest pytest-asyncio
pytest tests/security/
```
2. **Hypothesis** - Property-based testing
```bash
pip install hypothesis
```
### Network Security Tools
1. **mitmproxy** - HTTPS proxy for traffic inspection
```bash
pip install mitmproxy
mitmproxy
```
2. **nmap** - Network scanner (for rate limiting tests)
```bash
nmap --script http-rate-limit
```
### Compliance Tools
1. **trufflehog** - Secret scanning
```bash
docker run --rm -it trufflesecurity/trufflehog:latest github --repo https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp
```
2. **detect-secrets** - Prevent secrets in code
```bash
pip install detect-secrets
detect-secrets scan
```
## Test Schedule
### Daily (Automated)
- Run unit tests with security assertions
- Dependency vulnerability scan
- Code quality checks
### Weekly (Automated)
- Full security test suite
- SAST scanning
- Dependency update check
### Monthly (Manual)
- Security code review
- Configuration review
- Penetration testing (basic)
- Compliance verification
### Quarterly (Manual)
- Comprehensive penetration testing
- Security architecture review
- Threat model review
- Incident response drill
- Security documentation update
### Annually (Manual)
- Third-party security audit
- Compliance audit (FERPA)
- Comprehensive security assessment
- Security training and awareness
## Reporting
### Test Report Template
```markdown
# Security Test Report
**Date**: [Date]
**Tester**: [Name]
**Version**: [Canvas MCP Version]
## Executive Summary
[Brief overview of testing performed and results]
## Test Results
### Critical Findings
- [List critical security issues]
### High Priority Findings
- [List high priority issues]
### Medium Priority Findings
- [List medium priority issues]
### Low Priority Findings
- [List low priority issues]
## Test Coverage
| Category | Tests Planned | Tests Executed | Pass Rate |
|----------|---------------|----------------|-----------|
| FERPA | X | X | X% |
| Auth | X | X | X% |
| Code Exec| X | X | X% |
| Privacy | X | X | X% |
| Input Val| X | X | X% |
| Secrets | X | X | X% |
| Network | X | X | X% |
| Logging | X | X | X% |
| Depend | X | X | X% |
| Incident | X | X | X% |
## Recommendations
1. [Prioritized list of recommendations]
## Appendix
- Test logs
- Tool outputs
- Evidence screenshots
```
### Metrics to Track
1. **Test Coverage**
- Percentage of test cases executed
- Code coverage for security-critical paths
- Tool coverage
2. **Vulnerability Metrics**
- Number of vulnerabilities by severity
- Time to remediation
- Vulnerability density
3. **Compliance Metrics**
- FERPA compliance score
- Audit findings
- Policy violations
4. **Security Posture**
- Security test pass rate
- Dependency freshness
- Configuration compliance
## Continuous Improvement
1. **Review and Update**: Review this plan quarterly
2. **Add New Tests**: Add tests for new features and threats
3. **Update Tools**: Keep security testing tools current
4. **Train Team**: Regular security training for developers
5. **Learn from Incidents**: Update tests based on findings
## Appendix A: Security Testing Resources
- [OWASP Testing Guide](https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/)
- [NIST 800-53 Security Controls](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-53r5.pdf)
- [SANS Security Testing](https://www.sans.org/security-resources/)
- [Python Security Best Practices](https://python.readthedocs.io/en/stable/library/security_warnings.html)
## Appendix B: Emergency Response
If critical security issue found:
1. **Immediate**: Stop testing, document issue
2. **Notify**: Alert maintainers immediately
3. **Isolate**: Disable affected functionality if possible
4. **Document**: Create detailed security advisory
5. **Fix**: Develop and test fix
6. **Deploy**: Release security patch
7. **Verify**: Re-test to confirm fix
8. **Communicate**: Notify users if necessary
---
*Document Version: 1.0*
*Last Updated: January 2026*
*Next Review: April 2026*
