Violation of Secure Design Principles
The product violates well-established principles for secure design.
Description
This can introduce resultant weaknesses or make it easier for developers to introduce related weaknesses during implementation. Because code is centered around design, it can be resource-intensive to fix design problems.
See Also
Weaknesses in this category are related to violation of secure design principles.
Weaknesses in this category are related to the A04 "Insecure Design" category in the OWASP Top Ten 2021.
This category identifies Software Fault Patterns (SFPs) within the Architecture cluster.
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This view (slice) lists weaknesses that can be introduced during implementation.
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