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A threat-classification checklist from Microsoft's Security Development Lifecycle: spoofing, tampering, repudiation, information disclosure, denial of service and elevation of privilege 1. For an AI system it is walked per element of the data-flow diagram and then extended with AI-specific catalogues such as MITRE ATLAS and the OWASP lists.

Developed in
ch. 15, Threat modelling the deployed system
ch. 05, Pattern: AI Threat Model
Chapters
ch. 05, Patterns · ch. 06, The Role · ch. 15, Deployment
Contrast with
ATLAS
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

3 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Patterns that use this term

One pattern page uses the term.

  • Threat model (AI)

    A versioned record of what can go wrong with an AI system and what is done about it: data flows and trust boundaries, threats per element from STRIDE and…

  • AI system

    For governance, the object the AI definition brings into scope.

Sources

  1. [1] Threats: Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool (the STRIDE model: spoofing, tampering, repudiation, information disclosure, denial of service, elevation of privilege; the tool is a core element of the Security Development Lifecycle). Microsoft Learn. 2017-08-17. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/develop/threat-modeling-tool-threats (verified: primary)

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). STRIDE. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/stride. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026stride,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{STRIDE}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/stride}
}