This Platform Threat Model and Security Goals document explains the rationale behind the development of the PSA Certified framework and certification scheme. It describes this motivation by performing threat analysis of a typical platform and outlines the broad security goals to mitigate these threats.
Audience
This document may be useful to OEMs, platform component suppliers, system software vendors, System architects, security specialists and platform users.
Key takeaways:
- This document demonstrates how to perform threat analysis (STRIDE methodology) to arrive at the security requirements
- The value and importance of the analysis stage of the PSA Certified framework
- The methodology behind the PSA Certified 10 Security Goals