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To perform a security audit on an unfamiliar codebase, use a systematic methodology that builds layered understanding from high-level architecture down to implementation details to generate a comprehensive security context document.

Codebase reconnaissance for threat modeling is the process of mapping system architecture, identifying trust boundaries, tracing data flows, and analyzing security-critical functions to build deep architectural context.

Map trust boundaries and data flows for vulnerability analysis by utilizing a phased approach that starts with a high-level overview and progressively dives into module and function-level details across various programming languages.

Yes, you can use this reconnaissance approach for various programming languages and frameworks, as the methodology analyzes security-critical functions across different technology stacks to identify potential risk areas.

The best way to map system architecture for a security review is applying a phased methodology that quickly generates a comprehensive context document covering the technology stack, architecture, and potential risk areas.

Building deep code context for an unfamiliar project takes minimal time because the automated reconnaissance process enables rapid comprehension of the codebase, starting from a high-level overview down to module details.