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Security design patterns

Security design patterns

- Security design patterns are proven solutions to recurring security challenges, especially in a software development environment. These patterns provide a structured approach to incorporating security at every layer of an application, helping developers anticipate and prevent security issues as they arise. Some authentication and authorization patterns would be Role-Based Access Control, access to resources granted based on the user's role, job title, or position within the organization, simplifying permission management. Single Sign-On, allowing users to access multiple applications with one set of credentials. This can improve security and usability, but remember, that single sign-on is the golden ticket. It's a single source of truth, in other words. So if that gets lost or stolen, you're going to have problems. And then Policy-Based Access Control, using JSON or YAML, for example, to enforce policies on controllers in a zero-trust environment, those policy decision points. Input…

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