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name: security-hardening description: Perform security audits for the Adobe Dispatcher Apache HTTP Server module and Apache HTTPD in AEMaaCS cloud workflows only, with cloud-specific hardening verification. license: Apache-2.0 compatibility: Requires Dispatcher MCP configured for cloud variant (AEM_DEPLOYMENT_MODE=cloud). allowed-tools: validate lint sdk trace_request inspect_cache monitor_metrics tail_logs metadata: mcp-tool-contract: core-7-tools

Dispatcher Security Hardening (Cloud)

Deliver evidence-backed security findings and remediations for cloud workflows that use the Adobe Dispatcher Apache HTTP Server module and related HTTPD configuration.

Variant Scope

• This skill is cloud-service-only.
• Scope is fixed by this skill directory; do not ask the user to choose deployment variant.

MCP Tool Contract

Use only these Dispatcher MCP tools:

• validate
• lint
• sdk
• trace_request
• inspect_cache
• monitor_metrics
• tail_logs

Workflow

1. Define threat model and audit scope.
2. Apply cloud guardrails (immutable/default include constraints, reserved probe-path behavior, and CDN-vs-Dispatcher ownership).
3. Gather baseline evidence (validate, lint, sdk).
4. Verify exposure controls (trace_request).
5. Verify cache/header protections (inspect_cache, tail_logs, monitor_metrics).
6. Return risk-rated findings, prioritized remediation, and rollback.

Verification Scope Selection

Use shared references to select security evidence depth:

• mode-specific-verification-matrix.md
• test-case-catalog.md

Output Contract

Always return:

• scope + threat model assumptions
• risk-rated findings table
• evidence table (tool/input/result)
• prioritized remediation plan
• selected test IDs and outcomes
• rollback plan and residual risk

Guardrails

• Do not downgrade severity without evidence.
• Do not claim a control is effective without verification evidence.
• Keep cloud assumptions explicit for each remediation recommendation.
• Separate mandatory remediations from defense-in-depth guidance.
• Separate Dispatcher hardening findings from CDN/WAF edge-policy findings.

References

• security-baseline-checklist.md
• security-scenario-playbooks.md – scenario-driven security workflows adapted from broader MCP prompt surfaces
• security-headers-checklist.md
• sensitive-paths-catalog.md
• owasp-coverage-matrix.md
• security-audit-report-template.md
• quick-start-execution-path.md – single entry path for broad or first-time audits
• repo-layout-workflows.md – map findings to actual dispatcher file families
• playbook-command-linkage.md – exact MCP command chains for security playbooks
• mode-specific-verification-matrix.md
• cloud-service-aemaacs-guardrails.md – cloud-service-only immutable/include/runtime boundary checks from AEMaaCS patterns
• test-case-catalog.md
• change-risk-and-rollback-template.md
• public-docs-index.md
• public-doc-citation-rules.md
• core-7-tools-reference.md