Security Core

Kind: algorithm

Layer: Security Core

Record: algorithms:security-core

Canonical: Algorithms

Closure: Dependencies in load order

The rules governing security posture — no hardcoded secrets, validated input, least privilege, no insecure fallbacks.

Listed in Algorithm contracts, after Computation Core and before Performance Core.

Domain

• Architectural Clusters

Tier

• exempt

Principle

• Security by Design

Composed by

• Secret Store Over Hardcoded Secrets
• Boundary Validation Over Unvalidated Input
• Least Privilege Over Broad Privilege
• Config Externalization Over Env Fallback

Contract of

• Security Core

Linked from

• Security / Privacy / Compliance / Governance
• Architectural Rules
• Domain tiers
• The layer topology