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Documentation Server

Description

The documentation server hosts and serves the technical and governance documentation of the Scheol Lab.

It provides the runtime environment required to publish and access documentation, typically through a web server exposing static or generated content.

This asset represents the infrastructure component responsible for delivering documentation to users.


Asset Identification

AttributeValue
Asset IDINF-DOC-01
CI TypeInfrastructure
Asset NameDocumentation Server
Asset CategoryWeb Hosting
OwnerDevelopment Role (Dev)
StatusIn Progress
LocationPublic VPS
Primary FunctionHosting and serving documentation content

Asset Dependencies

Dependency TypeAssetStatus
Hosting InfrastructurePublic VPSActive
Web ServerNginxActive
Documentation PlatformDocumentation PlatformIn Progress

Relationships

RelationshipTarget CI
Hosted onPublic VPS
HostsDocumentation Platform

Asset Classification

CriteriaLevel
Confidentiality🟨 Medium
Integrity🟥 High
Availability🟨 Medium

Criticality score: 🟥 High

Rationale:

  • Integrity is critical to ensure that served documentation is not altered.
  • Availability impacts access to documentation but does not directly affect core infrastructure operations.

Responsibilities

RoleResponsibility
Development Role (Dev)Server deployment and maintenance
Security Role (Sec)Hardening, monitoring, and security review

Security Controls (High-Level)

The following security controls are typically applied to this asset:

  • Access Control - restriction of administrative access to the server
  • System Hardening - secure configuration of OS and services
  • Patch Management - regular updates of system and dependencies
  • Logging and Monitoring - collection and analysis of system and access logs
  • Backup and Recovery - backup of hosted content and configuration
  • Network Security - firewall rules and exposure control

Security Considerations

Potential risks include:

  • unauthorized access to the server
  • modification of hosted documentation
  • service disruption (DoS or misconfiguration)

Controls may include:

  • system hardening
  • firewall and access restrictions
  • monitoring and alerting
  • regular updates and patching

Methodological References:

  • ISO 27001 - Control 8.1 User endpoint devices ; Control 8.9 Configuration management ; Control 8.15 Logging ; Control 8.16 Monitoring activities.
  • NIST CSF - PR.AC, PR.IP, DE.CM categories.
  • EBIOS RM - Supporting infrastructure asset for documentation services.