# Cloud boundary canvas

Draw identity, data and network boundaries before selecting tools.

**Original community working document · Version 1.0 · 16 October 2026**

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## System

- **Business purpose and critical workflows**
  - [Complete with scoped, non-sensitive information.]

- **Accounts, tenants and regions**
  - [Complete with scoped, non-sensitive information.]

- **Provider and customer responsibilities**
  - [Complete with scoped, non-sensitive information.]

## Boundaries

- **Public entry points**
  - [Complete with scoped, non-sensitive information.]

- **Administrative and service identities**
  - [Complete with scoped, non-sensitive information.]

- **Sensitive data flows**
  - [Complete with scoped, non-sensitive information.]

- **Trust boundaries and dependencies**
  - [Complete with scoped, non-sensitive information.]

## Decisions

- **Exposure and least-privilege decisions**
  - [Complete with scoped, non-sensitive information.]

- **Logging and investigation needs**
  - [Complete with scoped, non-sensitive information.]

- **Backup/restore dependencies**
  - [Complete with scoped, non-sensitive information.]

- **Owners and architecture-review triggers**
  - [Complete with scoped, non-sensitive information.]

## Review and ownership

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- Reviewed by: [Name / role]
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- Adaptation notes: [What changed and why]

## Use and attribution

Original draft prepared for Abdullah Bin Zarshaid’s personal community library. Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . You may adapt this original document with attribution. No third-party standard text or employer/client material is included. Assess suitability for your own scope.