The part of the system and software architecture that shows how cybersecurity requirements are met: security controls, trust boundaries, protected assets and their allocation to elements.
Architecture Work product in the Automotive SPICE process and assessment lifecycle
It shows how the security goals and requirements are realised in the structure of the system before detailed design starts, so weaknesses can be found while they are cheap to fix. Controls added late are inconsistent, interfaces are left unprotected, and verification has nothing to check the design against.
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