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Security Hardening Implementation

Execute security fixes in priority order

🔴 5 CRITICAL security items pending - BLOCKING production

Total Items

8

Completed

0

Critical Pending

5

Progress

0%

Implementation Checklist

Enable encryption at rest (database)

Encrypt sensitive database fields (PII, loan amounts, etc)

critical

Enable TLS 1.3 for all connections

Configure all APIs and database connections with TLS 1.3

critical

Implement API rate limiting

1000 requests/minute per IP, 100 per authenticated user

critical

Input validation & sanitization

Prevent SQL injection, XSS, command injection

critical

Rotate all secrets & API keys

Generate new secrets and update all services

critical

Enforce MFA for admin users

Require 2FA for all admin accounts

high

Mask PII in logs

Automatically redact emails, phone numbers, IDs

high

Scan dependencies for vulnerabilities

Check npm packages with OWASP

high
Execution Order
  1. Implement all CRITICAL items (encryption, rate limiting, validation)
  2. Rotate all secrets immediately after
  3. Run vulnerability scan on dependencies
  4. Enforce MFA for admin accounts
  5. Enable PII masking in logs
  6. Re-run security audit to verify