Chapter 3

Security patterns

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Adopt the proposed patterns to improve how you securely design your solutions.

  • Identify even more Azure security patterns, further improving your understanding of Azure.

What is a pattern?

Design patterns are not new to information technology, but they still play a fundamental role. Design patterns were conceived by a British-American architect of Austrian origins named Christopher Alexander. In 1977, Alexander wrote a book about recurring solutions to common problems related to building physical structures. However, this book became influential beyond its original field. Indeed, Alexander’s work inspired four computer scientists and researchers—Erich Gamma, Richard ...

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