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Nonfunctional properties and constraints

Nonfunctional properties and constraints

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Nonfunctional properties and constraints

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- [Instructor] As you explore security architecture and design options, you'll discover related non-functional security properties and constraints. Modeling those security properties and constraints is essential to your overarching security design. Non-functional properties are a reflection of those requirements that must be met within an application, even though the application will still work without them. If you remember our original discussion around functional requirements versus non-functional requirements, this should ring a bell. Constraints are restrictions or limitations in what the application can actually do. You may have some pretty terrific ideas for security controls, but if those controls are more demanding or cumbersome than the app can handle, then you're likely to find yourself researching other options. As you can imagine, this can be a delicate balancing act. Finding the ideal security controls for your application can be challenging enough on its own, but…

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