Security › Module 10 › Lesson 2
Lab Path
Security architecture literacy path on `$ARCH_LAB` LAB-ARCH-001 — lab setup to mentor handoff with ethics gates at every station.
Visual · t41_lab_path
Lab path = visual architecture chain on YOUR $ARCH_LAB LAB-ARCH-001. Original Cyberlium.
Opening
Draw the path from lab setup to mentor handoff — with stop signs at every stranger-org review shortcut and offensive architecture lane.
Document literacy path: `$ARCH_LAB` LAB-ARCH-001 setup → arch mindset → defense in depth → security by design → STRIDE → patterns → SABSA → enterprise reference → control selection → review/docs → capstone. Ethics gates: stranger org architecture theft, offensive attack design, unauthorized live system mapping, lab-as-live-employer fraud — refused paths labeled red. UTC milestones and artifact IDs per station. Mermaid or sketch chmod 600. Honest N/A if brief skipped live template work — labeled LAB. Defender breakpoint: where LAB-ARCH-001 scope discipline prevented out-of-scope review or offensive design action.
1. Path stations
Setup, mindset, defense, SBD, STRIDE, patterns, SABSA, enterprise, control selection, review, handoff — minimum stations.
Each station links evidence index row and module lesson ID.
Command guide
Try these commands — Path stations
═══ LINUX / macOS (Terminal Practice) ═══
Check system state and user context
Command — copy this
id whoami uname -a
Inspect network sockets listening for connections
Command — copy this
ss -tuln 2>/dev/null || netstat -tuln
Audit active processes
Command — copy this
ps aux | grep -v "\[" | head -15
═══ WINDOWS (POWERSHELL) ═══ Query user identity and system information
Command — copy this
whoami /all Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object CsName, OsName, OsVersion
Primary tools to practice this lesson: curl, grep. Reference sites: OWASP ASVS (https://owasp.org/www-project-application-security-verification-standard/); Microsoft SDL (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/securityengineering/sdl/); SABSA (https://sabsa.org/); TOGAF (https://www.opengroup.org/togaf). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.
2. Ethics overlay
Red stops: stranger org reviews, offensive architecture, unauthorized mapping, lab-as-employer fraud.
LAB-ARCH-001 branch always green start — `$ARCH_LAB` on separate labeled template.
3. Integrity breakpoint
Mark where scope check prevented out-of-org review or offensive design creation.
One paragraph uplift from YOUR `$ARCH_LAB` LAB-ARCH-001 path.
4. What you ship: lab path diagram
Architecture chain with ethics gates + UTC milestones — chmod 600.
5. What you record before the next lesson
Lab path diagram path.
6. Wrong vs right: offensive playbooks vs YOUR threat models
Worked failure — same MSF word, opposite target. Right never needs a café Wi-Fi or classmate laptop.
Wrong
Lab path includes stranger org architecture review shortcut lane.
Right
Lab path documented for $ARCH_LAB LAB-ARCH-001. Next: Evidence Pack.
Mission: lab path diagram
1) Map minimum stations. 2) Add ethics gates. 3) UTC milestones per station. 4) Link evidence index IDs.
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Knowledge Check
APPLY: Lab path documents:
Multiple choice
Knowledge Check
APPLY: True or False: Stranger org review shortcut OK on path.
True or False
Knowledge Check
APPLY: Path ends at:
Multiple choice