A-DAP-T
Methodology

How A-DAP-T reviews AI application security

A-DAP-T performs a static, evidence-led review of project files to map release risk, weak controls, policy blockers, and fix-first actions before deployment.

Review pipeline

From project files to release decision

The scanner turns project evidence into a release decision. Each step creates an artifact used by the report workspace.

01

Inventory

Read source files as text, detect frameworks, package managers, config files, and project shape.

02

Map surface

Build dependency, API, AppSec, context, capability, and trust-boundary artifacts.

03

Check controls

Look for visible auth, rate limits, approval gates, audit logs, allowlists, masking, and isolation.

04

Apply policy

Combine score, hard blockers, and required controls into BLOCK, REVIEW, or ALLOW.

05

Plan remedy

Turn evidence into a fix-first sequence with expected gate impact and validation steps.

Security surfaces

What gets reviewed

Dependencies

Package hygiene and supply-chain drift.

Missing lockfile · unpinned spec · direct git dependency
API Surface

Routes and endpoint controls.

Auth · rate limit · CORS · upload boundary
AppSec Sinks

Risky static code paths.

SSRF · path traversal · command sink · unsafe extraction
Capabilities

What the app can actually do.

Tool action · external effect · sensitive data
Guardrails

Whether risky behavior is protected.

Approval · audit · allowlist · masking · isolation
Policy & Remedy

Whether the release can move forward.

Decision · blockers · fix sequence · validation
Scoring and policy

Score is not the whole decision

A-DAP-T produces a security score, but release status also depends on required controls and hard blockers. A high score can still need review if a critical guardrail is missing.

Score checkRequired controlsHard blockersFinal decision
AI role

AI explains report evidence

  • Explain the policy decision
  • Summarize release risk
  • Prioritize fix-first actions
  • Write developer handoff briefs
Boundaries

AI does not invent the verdict

  • Does not execute project code
  • Does not confirm live exploits
  • Does not guarantee production safety
  • Does not replace manual review
Limitations

What A-DAP-T does not claim

Static review is not runtime proof

A-DAP-T reads project files and configuration. It does not execute uploaded projects or confirm live exploits.

Missing evidence is not always absence

Some controls may live outside the scanned repository. The report says what was visible in the submitted project.

AI explains, policy decides

The assistant helps interpret report evidence. It does not invent the verdict or replace manual security review.

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