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9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion docs/spec/threat-model.md
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Expand Up @@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ Status: Draft v0.1 | Covers: Phase 1 cMCP Runtime
**A1: Rogue operator / privileged insider**
- Has root access to the host VM
- Can read/write host memory, modify files, access environment variables
- Cannot read TEE-encrypted memory (SEV-SNP, TDX) or TPM-sealed secrets
- On a memory-encrypting TEE (SEV-SNP, TDX): cannot read or modify guest memory while the
gateway runs, so policy evaluation and audit construction are outside this adversary's reach.
- On the `tpm` tier: cannot unseal TPM-sealed secrets outside a matching measured boot, and
cannot alter the measured components without the attestation reporting it. This is a
boot-time and at-rest guarantee only. **A TPM does not encrypt the memory of a running
process**, so on bare-metal TPM an operator with root can read or modify the gateway's
memory while it runs, including flipping a Cedar decision, without the TPM detecting it.
The `tpm` tier defends against a tampered boot, not against a live privileged insider.
- Goal: bypass policy, forge audit entries, or exfiltrate data

**A2: Supply chain attacker**
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