How to do it...

For this recipe, we will work with Microsoft's Threat Modeling Tool as it's quite simple to draw network diagrams with:

  1. Start Microsoft's Threat Modeling Tool 2016. Select the Create A Model option:
  1. Get familiar with the Stencils the tool provides to demonstrate devices, transport communication, as well as trust boundaries for inputs and outputs. Microsoft does provide a user guide on the different Stencils and options when the tool is downloaded although it is not required reading:
As of the 2016 version of Microsoft's Threat Modeling Tool, custom templates, and Stencils can be created to correlate threats more accurately. ...

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