What concept does the D represent within the STRIDE threat model?

The correct answer is A. Denial of service. STRIDE is a threat modeling framework developed by Microsoft with six threat categories: Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information disclosure, Denial of service, and Elevation of privilege. The 'D' stands for Denial of service, which refers to attacks that make a system or…

Submitted by neha2k· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design

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ADenial of service
BDistributed
CData breach
DData loss

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Explanation

STRIDE is a threat modeling framework developed by Microsoft with six threat categories: Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information disclosure, Denial of service, and Elevation of privilege. The 'D' stands for Denial of service, which refers to attacks that make a system or resource unavailable to legitimate users by overwhelming it with requests or exploiting vulnerabilities that cause crashes or degraded performance.

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