How to Threat Model AI Applications With STRIDE

How to Threat Model AI Applications With STRIDE
STRIDE was designed for traditional software, but AI systems break its assumptions across prompts, training data, tool chains, and agent workflows, so STRIDE-AI remaps the six threat categories for machine learning environments. It also highlights AI-specific extensions like MAESTRO and ASTRIDE for modeling threats such as prompt injection, data poisoning, model spoofing, denial of wallet, and excessive agency. #STRIDE-AI #MAESTRO #ASTRIDE #OWASPLLMTop10

Keypoints

  • STRIDE needs AI-specific adaptation because AI systems are non-deterministic and lack clear trust boundaries.
  • Model spoofing and agent identity spoofing can let attackers impersonate trusted models or agents.
  • Tampering includes training data poisoning, prompt injection, and RAG document poisoning.
  • AI agents increase repudiation risk because full reasoning chains and tool actions are often not logged.
  • STRIDE-AI, MAESTRO, and ASTRIDE extend threat modeling for AI pipelines, layered architectures, and agentic attacks.

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