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Security
Threat modeling, authentication, secrets, encryption at rest and in transit, platform hardening, and incident response — the security decisions that must be made early because they are baked into architecture, backend, and both clients.
13 decision topics in this thread — every topic gives a recommended default, the reasoning, and what flips it. Titles and dates below are free; the verdicts and full topics are the paid masterclass (a few showcase verdicts are shown in full).
| ID | Topic | Verdict | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC-001 | Threat modeling & security architecture | �e9f6e; verdict in the full masterclass | 2026-06-26 |
| SEC-002 | Encryption in transit & at rest | �e9f6e; verdict in the full masterclass | 2026-06-26 |
| SEC-003 | Secrets management | Use the native secret store of whatever platform already hosts your backend, plus your CI provider's built-in secrets for the deploy pipeline. | 2026-07-02 |
| SEC-004 | Secure SDLC & code-review gates | �e9f6e; verdict in the full masterclass | 2026-06-26 |
| SEC-005 | Dependency & supply-chain security | �e9f6e; verdict in the full masterclass | 2026-06-26 |
| SEC-006 | Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)2026 | �e9f6e; verdict in the full masterclass | 2026-06-26 |
| SEC-007 | Input validation & sanitization | �e9f6e; verdict in the full masterclass | 2026-06-26 |
| SEC-008 | SAST / DAST & secret scanning | �e9f6e; verdict in the full masterclass | 2026-06-26 |
| SEC-009 | Certificate pinning & client hardening | �e9f6e; verdict in the full masterclass | 2026-06-26 |
| SEC-010 | Penetration testing & security testing cadence | �e9f6e; verdict in the full masterclass | 2026-06-26 |
| SEC-011 | Coordinated disclosure & bug bounty | �e9f6e; verdict in the full masterclass | 2026-06-26 |
| SEC-012 | Incident response & breach notification2026 | �e9f6e; verdict in the full masterclass | 2026-07-02 |
| SEC-013 | Patching & forced-update policy for vulnerabilities | �e9f6e; verdict in the full masterclass | 2026-06-26 |
Each topic behind these titles is a full worked decision: what it is, the recommended default, why, what flips it, how to execute it with your coding agent — cited and dated.
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