Security Architecture Review

Application and infrastructure security architecture review template: authentication, encryption, secrets, vulnerability management, and compliance readiness.

Template guide & FAQ
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Template guide

Overview

Use this security assessment template to evaluate core controls across auth, data protection, infrastructure hardening, and secure SDLC practices.

Who should use this template

  • Security engineers
  • CTOs and architecture leads
  • Compliance and audit teams

What this template covers

Identity and data protection

  • Auth, SSO, MFA
  • Encryption strategy
  • Backups and tenant isolation

Infrastructure and application security

  • Firewall and access controls
  • Secrets management
  • Code/dependency/vulnerability scanning

Compliance posture

  • SOC2/GDPR/ISO scope
  • Control maturity
  • Top remediation priorities

From responses to AI summary

FormGenyus is built for workflows where raw answers are long. Here is an illustrative example of how a summary differs from raw text (not from a live submission).

Sample raw response

OAuth + optional MFA, encrypted at rest/in transit, monthly dependency scans, SOC2 gap in vendor access reviews…

Security posture brief

  • Posture: solid baseline controls with moderate governance gaps
  • Critical gap: privileged vendor access review process
  • Compliance readiness: SOC2 progress depends on access-control evidence

FAQ

Can this support customer security questionnaires?
Yes—teams use it to prepare consistent internal answers before external reviews.
Does this replace a penetration test?
No. It is an architecture and process intake; penetration testing remains a separate activity.