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A-009 - Documentation & Governance

Purpose​

Provide a structured, traceable and reviewable documentation framework supporting security reasoning, decision-making and overall lab coherence.

Asset Type​

  • Business Capability

Description​

  • Represents the documentation system used to describe architecture, risks, controls and validation logic across the lab
  • Includes methodologies, templates, risk register, scenario library and supporting documentation
  • Acts as the central layer connecting governance, technical implementation and security reasoning

Criticality​

  • High
  • Loss or inconsistency would significantly reduce the ability to understand, review or justify security decisions

Sensitivity​

  • Internal
  • May contain architecture details, risk analysis and security-relevant information

Exposure Level​

  • Restricted
  • Public-facing documentation is intentionally limited and controlled

Trust Zone​

  • Hybrid
  • Hosted partly in Heaven (public documentation) and managed/administered from Hell (authoring, source control)

Dependencies​

  • Version control platform (e.g. Gitea)
  • Documentation platform (Docusaurus)
  • Administrative access (for updates and maintenance)

Relationships​

  • All assets (documentation references and traceability)
  • Risk Register (governance linkage)
  • Scenario Library (risk reasoning)
  • Control Framework (security implementation logic)

Security Position (Architecture Context)​

  • Low direct attack surface but high informational value
  • Acts as a governance layer, not an operational component
  • Critical for traceability, auditability and consistency
  • Indirectly impacts all other assets by structuring how they are understood and secured

Existing Protective Measures​

  • Version-controlled documentation (Git)
  • Controlled update process via administrative access
  • Separation between public and internal documentation when relevant
  • No direct exposure of sensitive operational details

Owner / Responsibility​

  • Security Role (Sec)

Notes​

  • This asset is central to the credibility of the lab: accuracy and honesty are more important than completeness
  • Documentation maturity is intentionally progressive and reflects the actual state of the lab
  • Will evolve alongside risk modeling, control definition and validation capabilities