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The stakes are higher here than in a single-user app because one mistake can affect every tenant on your platform. This checklist focuses on the isolation and access patterns that matter most.",[20,21],"print-button",{},[23,24,26,31,35,39,43],"checklist-section",{"title":25},"Quick Checklist (5 Critical Items)",[27,28],"checklist-item",{"description":29,"label":30},"Every database query must be scoped to the current tenant","Implement row-level security",[27,32],{"description":33,"label":34},"Verify one tenant cannot access another's data through any endpoint","Test cross-tenant access",[27,36],{"description":37,"label":38},"Enable database encryption for all customer data","Encrypt data at rest",[27,40],{"description":41,"label":42},"Use TLS 1.2+ everywhere with HSTS headers","Encrypt data in transit",[27,44],{"description":45,"label":46},"Validate types, lengths, formats, and ranges on every endpoint","Validate all API inputs",[23,48,51,54,57,61,65],{"title":49,"count":50},"Tenant Isolation","5",[27,52],{"description":53,"label":30},"Every database query must be scoped to the current tenant. Use RLS policies or add tenant_id to every query. How to implement tenant isolation",[27,55],{"description":56,"label":34},"Create test accounts in different tenants. Verify one cannot access the other's data through any endpoint. How to test tenant isolation",[27,58],{"description":59,"label":60},"User uploads must be stored with tenant prefixes. Verify URLs cannot be manipulated to access other tenants. How to isolate file storage","Isolate file storage",[27,62],{"description":63,"label":64},"Ensure queued jobs cannot process data from wrong tenants. Include tenant context in job payloads. How to secure background jobs","Separate background jobs by tenant",[27,66],{"description":67,"label":68},"Every log entry should include tenant ID. This enables tenant-specific debugging and audit trails. 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How to create a security page","Document your security practices",[27,133],{"description":134,"label":135},"Pre-answer common questions about encryption, access controls, and incident response. How to answer security questionnaires","Prepare for security questionnaires",[27,137],{"description":138,"label":139},"If targeting enterprise customers, plan your SOC 2 Type II timeline. Start collecting evidence early. How to prepare for SOC 2","Plan for SOC 2 certification",[141,142,144],"h2",{"id":143},"multi-tenancy-architecture-matters","Multi-Tenancy Architecture Matters",[13,146,147],{},"The biggest SaaS security risk is tenant data leakage. One customer accessing another customer's data can end your business. Design tenant isolation into your architecture from day one. Retrofitting it later is painful and error-prone.",[13,149,150],{},"Row-level security in your database is the foundation. But also check file storage, background jobs, caches, and logs. 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