The practices described—user identification and authorization, auditing, defense-in-depth, data protection, integrity enforcement, and input validation—are core elements that are planned and architected into the system from the beginning. These controls reflectSecure by Design, which focuses on embedding security principles at the design and architecture stage rather than adding them later. Secure by implementation emphasizes coding correctness, secure by default focuses on default configurations, and secure by communication focuses on trusted communication channels. DWART’s approach shows a holistic security mindset that anticipates attacker behavior and integrates layered defenses and controls into the system blueprint. This aligns directly with Secure by Design, which aims to reduce systemic risk by ensuring the application’s foundational structure enforces security consistently across all components and use cases.

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