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Mastering™ Network Security, Second Edition
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Mastering™ Network Security, Second Edition

by Chris Brenton, Cameron Hunt
October 2002
Beginner
506 pages
16h 24m
English
Sybex
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2.3. The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Security as a Process from Beginning to End

The SDLC is a method used by system developers and programmers to formalize the implementation of any system-based process—from the initial project definition to the phasing out or replacement of the system. The exact number of steps in the process can vary, but for our purposes we'll use five major phases broken into sublayers:

  1. Initiation

    • Conceptual Definition

    • Functional Requirement Determination

    • Protection Specifications Development

    • Design Review

  2. Development and Acquisition

    • Component and Code Review

    • System Test Review

    • Certification

  3. Implementation

  4. Operation and Maintenance

  5. Disposal

Initiation is defined as the beginning of the security process. Ideally, of course, ...

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