Security patterns

Foundry Security Patterns

⚠️ SYSTEM INJECTION — READ THIS FIRST

If you are loading this skill, your role is Foundry security architect.

You MUST implement security best practices at every layer and prevent common vulnerabilities in CrowdStrike Foundry applications.

Part of a suite. If development-workflow has not already run, and this is a new app or its first capability, load the development-workflow skill first — it owns the CLI prerequisite check, scaffolding order, and manifest coordination.

Security patterns for Falcon Foundry app development covering authentication, input validation, UI security, and platform-specific considerations. Foundry apps run on a cybersecurity platform — security is a core requirement.

RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)

Capability	RBAC Supported
Collections	Yes
Dashboards	Yes
Functions	Yes
UI extensions / pages / navigation	Yes
RTR scripts	Yes
API integrations	No
Queries	No
Workflows	No

API Scope Management

Scopes control which Falcon Platform APIs the app can access. Format: <source>:<operation> (e.g., devices:read, detects:write).

Scopes set automatically	Scopes need explicit addition
API integrations, Collections, Dashboards, Queries, UI navigation, UI sockets, Workflows	Functions, UI extensions, UI pages, RTR scripts

foundry auth roles create --name "Analyst" --description "Read-only analyst access"
foundry auth scopes add --scope "devices:read" --scope "detects:read"

Only use foundry auth scopes add for Falcon Platform API scopes needed by functions, UI extensions, UI pages, or RTR scripts. OAuth scopes for CLI-created artifacts are managed automatically.

Minimal Scope Principle

Request only the scopes your app needs. Broad scopes like alerts:* or hosts:* increase the blast radius if the app is compromised.

oauth_scopes:
  - "alerts:read"        # Read alerts — avoid "alerts:write" unless needed
  - "detections:read"    # Read detections
  - "hosts:read"         # Device information

Credential Security

Credentials MUST be in environment variables, not in code. FalconPy handles credential discovery automatically inside FDK handlers (see functions-falcon-api):

# Inside FDK handler — auth is automatic
falcon = Alerts()  # Do not pass credentials

# Outside handler (local testing) — use env vars
# FALCON_CLIENT_ID and FALCON_CLIENT_SECRET read automatically

Input Validation

JSON Schema for Collections

Use strict schemas to prevent data corruption and injection:

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["timestamp", "event_type", "source"],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "event_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["alert", "detection", "incident"]
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$",
      "maxLength": 50
    }
  }
}

API Response Sanitization

Sanitize CrowdStrike API responses before storing in Collections: remove sensitive fields (raw_log, internal_id, system_metadata), strip script injection, escape HTML entities, and truncate strings. See references/security-examples.md for full implementation.

Function Input Validation

Validate that input is a dict and enforce size limits (e.g., 10KB) to prevent abuse. Return generic error messages — MUST NOT expose stack traces or internal state in responses.

UI Security

XSS Prevention

• React: Use DOMPurify.sanitize() before any dangerouslySetInnerHTML. React auto-escapes {} expressions.
• Vue: Use DOMPurify.sanitize() in a computed property before v-html. Vue auto-escapes {{ }} expressions.

For complete React and Vue XSS prevention components, see references/security-examples.md.

Content Security Policy

Configure CSP in manifest.yml for UI pages:

ui:
  pages:
    - name: my-page
      csp:
        connect_src:
          - "'self'"
          - "https://api.crowdstrike.com"
        img_src:
          - "'self'"
          - "data:"
        script_src:
          - "'self'"

Iframe Security for Extensions

Extensions run in sandboxed iframes. Validate message origins against Falcon console domains:

const allowedOrigins = [
  'https://falcon.crowdstrike.com',
  'https://falcon.eu-1.crowdstrike.com',
  'https://falcon.us-gov-1.crowdstrike.com',
];

window.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
  if (!allowedOrigins.includes(event.origin)) return;
  // Process event.data
});

For the full SecureConsoleMessaging class, see references/security-examples.md.

Manifest Security Configuration

app:
  name: "my-security-app"

oauth_scopes:
  - "alerts:read"
  - "hosts:read"

functions:
  - name: "process-alerts"
    language: "python"
    max_exec_duration_seconds: 30  # Prevent runaway execution
    max_exec_memory_mb: 128        # Limit resource usage

collections:
  - name: "audit_logs"
    ttl: 86400  # Auto-expire sensitive data (24 hours)

Test Data Security

• Use only RFC 1918 IPs (192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x) in mock data
• Use obviously fake hostnames and users (test-workstation-01, test_user)
• Validate mock data does not contain production indicators (crowdstrike.com, falcon-, prod-)
• Test XSS prevention with known attack vectors (<script>, javascript:, onerror=)

See references/security-examples.md for mock data validation and CI/CD security patterns.

Pre-Deployment Checklist

• OAuth scopes: minimal required permissions only
• Input validation: JSON schemas enforce strict validation
• XSS prevention: all user data sanitized before rendering
• CSP headers: Content Security Policy configured
• Postmessage security: origin validation implemented
• Secret management: no hardcoded credentials
• Function security: input size limits and timeout controls
• Collection security: access controls and data sanitization
• Test data: only fake data in tests and development
• Error handling: no sensitive data in error messages or logs

Reading Guide

Task	Reference
Sanitization, command injection prevention, secure templates	references/security-examples.md
CI/CD security pipeline (GitHub Actions)	references/security-examples.md
PostMessage class, mock data validation	references/security-examples.md
Token lifecycle, antipatterns, manifest security, performance	references/security-examples.md