Friday, October 15, 2010

Security must be based on a solid (security) architecture

We can read a lot about vulnerabilities, malicious code and horrifying threat scenarios these days. And, we can also learn from all these experts how to fight this. Actually, there is nothing about war and weapons (that could help anyhow). Everything is about solid requirement management (covering security from the very beginning), a decent architecture as well as a design which addresses security seriously. Sure, the team must be qualified to handle this. Just some thoughts: A sustainable architecture is composed of discrete elements, called components. Components are the core parts of architecture. Their design and composition is essential to meet the requirement for a sustainable architecture. Beside these factors, security is another success criterion. Components must be secured in accordance with industry recommended practices. Design and implementation must adhere to security principles, design patterns and coding rules. They must be configured according to the security policies of the organization. This must apply for all components the architecture consists of. Remember the weakest link paradigm; one weak component could compromise the security of the whole architecture. Components which expose interfaces to the “outside world”, like user or communication interfaces are especially under attack or even the entry point for an intruder. This must be considered when specifying, designing and developing these entities. And, interfaces must be well-defined to support an integrative approach in order to achieve end-to-end security. The idea behind this is that a system that is composed of components must assure security when sending or receiving message from on or more component to another and even beyond the system.

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