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Security architecture

Security architecture builds protection into a system’s structure rather than bolting it on afterwards. It defines who and what is trusted, how identity is proven, where sensitive data may go, and how the system limits damage when something is breached.

What are we protecting, from whom, and where are the trust boundaries?

  • Identity and access management (IAM)
  • Authentication and authorization patterns (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect)
  • Secrets management
  • Threat modeling
  • Defense in depth
  • Data protection: encryption, tokenization, masking

Written and edited by Abhinav Taduka, enterprise software architect.