Applying threat modelling to a Model Context Protocol Implementation

Snook, Andrew William (2025) Applying threat modelling to a Model Context Protocol Implementation. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

MCP is an emerging open standard in the world of Agentic AI but with this comes challenging implementations. Sever Spoofing, Insecure Communication, Prompt Injection are many of the vulnerabilities that are being found. Vibe coding, poor security coding practices and ad-hoc deployments are some of the many areas that introduce weaknesses that allow attacker to access private data and more. This proposal suggests using the STRIDE framework and applies it to a practical MCP solution.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Supervisors:	Name Email Pantridge, Michael UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Model Context Protocol; STRIDE; MCP Security Threats; Threat Modelling
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology > Methods of research. Technique. Experimental biology > Data processing. Bioinformatics > Artificial intelligence Q Science > Q Science (General) > Self-organizing systems. Conscious automata > Artificial intelligence Q Science > QA Mathematics > Computer software > Computer Security T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Computer software > Computer Security
Divisions:	School of Computing > Master of Science in Cyber Security
Depositing User:	Ciara O'Brien
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2026 11:06
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2026 11:06
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/9835

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