CAIRIS
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About
CAIRIS is ranked #5 of 22 in threat modeling software on Inferse. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.
Compared on threat modeling software
- Free plan
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- Attack-path analysis
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- Risk prioritization
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- Collaborative review
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- Templates and frameworks
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- Modeling methods
- multiplecairis.org
- Deployment
- bothcairis.org
Facts
- Purpose
- CAIRIS is an open source platform for eliciting, specifying, and validating secure and usable systems.cairis.org · 28 Sept 2026
- Design data
- It supports security, usability, and requirements data including assets, countermeasures, factoids, personas, requirements, and architectural components.cairis.org · 28 Sept 2026
- Visualizations
- It can automatically generate 12 views of an emerging design from perspectives including people, risks, requirements, architecture, and physical location.cairis.org · 28 Sept 2026
- Threat modeling
- It can automatically generate threat models such as Data Flow Diagrams as an early stage design evolves.cairis.org · 28 Sept 2026
- Security analysis
- It uses attack and architectural patterns to help measure attack surface and validate designs for known security problems and potential GDPR compliance issues.cairis.org · 28 Sept 2026
- Documentation
- It generates documentation including Volere compliant requirement specifications and GDPR DPIA documents.cairis.org · 28 Sept 2026
- API
- The CAIRIS API can be used to build design apps or integrate CAIRIS into an existing toolchain.cairis.org · 28 Sept 2026
- Deployment
- CAIRIS can be installed using Docker or Vagrant, or from source on platforms supported by its open source dependencies; Ubuntu is the most tested platform.docs.cairis.org · 28 Sept 2026
- Client access
- The web application works in modern browsers except Microsoft Internet Explorer; Microsoft Edge is supported.docs.cairis.org · 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The Persona Helper Chrome Extension can create document references from highlighted text on a web page and connect to a CAIRIS server.docs.cairis.org · 28 Sept 2026
- Demo limits
- The live demo is rebuilt nightly, and accounts other than its recreated test account are deleted on Sunday morning each week.docs.cairis.org · 28 Sept 2026
- Demo data visibility
- The live demo guidance says all databases are visible to everyone and advises exporting models to avoid losing work when the container is rebuilt nightly.cairis.org · 28 Sept 2026
- Support
- The maker asks users to report problems or feature requests by raising an issue on GitHub or getting in touch.cairis.org · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- cairis.org· checked 28 Sept 2026
- docs.cairis.org/en/latest/install.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
- docs.cairis.org/en/latest/starting.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
- docs.cairis.org/en/latest/personas.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
- docs.cairis.org/en/latest/gettingstarted.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
- cairis.org/cairis/cloud/· checked 28 Sept 2026
- cairis.org/about/· checked 28 Sept 2026




