Data In Architecture

• Architecture is designed to allow the flow of data.
• Data is the most important asset in architecture.
• Authentication, authorization, encryption, and certificates, exist to protect data.
• Protocols are used for communication or to reach data.
• Confidentiality, integrity, and availability, are about data.
• Traceability, logging, and auditing are about data.
• Data can be presented or transported in different formats.
• Always consider two kinds of data: internal (ex: a database) and in transit.
• When you design an architecture, think first about data.