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Blockchain API Infrastructure / Assessment case

Meridian Gateway

Infrastructure boundaries redesigned

01 / System overview

A multi-tenant API and RPC gateway mediating access to internal blockchain infrastructure.

Multiple infrastructure boundaries were redesigned to prevent privilege escalation.

02 / Architecture diagram

N1Edge Proxy
N2Identity Layer
N3Request Broker
N4RPC Pool
N5Operations Plane

03 / Assessment scope

Authentication
Rate limits
Request validation
Secret management
Deployment configuration

04 / Threat model

T-01

Privilege escalation

T-02

Tenant crossover

T-03

Secret exposure

T-04

Resource exhaustion

05 / Findings by severity

High2

Service identity could cross intended privilege boundaries.

Medium3

Request validation and deployment isolation.

Low5

Rate-limit telemetry and configuration drift.

06 / Remediation timeline

Week 01Identity and data-flow mapping
Week 02API abuse and deployment review
Week 03Boundary redesign verification

07 / Current status

Infrastructure boundaries redesigned

All findings were tracked through the described remediation phase. Status reflects the case-study review lifecycle.

08 / Case-study summary

Multiple infrastructure boundaries were redesigned to prevent privilege escalation.

Technical case study — not an audit certificate