# Safeguarding Software: Embracing Security Design Principles in Software Development

DevFeed: [Safeguarding Software: Embracing Security Design Principles in Software Development](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/safeguarding-software-embracing-security-design-principles-in-software-development-32266.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://domenicoluciani.com/2023/05/04/safeguarding-software-security-design-principles.html>)

Author: Domenico Luciani

Published: 2023-05-03T22:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Domenico Luciani](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/domenico-luciani.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [least privilege](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/least-privilege.md>), [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>)

Tags: [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>), [complete](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/complete.md>), [least-privilege](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/least-privilege.md>), [modules](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/modules.md>), [secure-software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-software.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>)

## AI overview

This article introduces security design principles for software development, focusing on least privilege, complete mediation, and economy of mechanism. It explains how minimizing privileges, validating access requests and inputs, reducing attack surface, sandboxing applications, and keeping security mechanisms simple can improve software security.

## Source excerpt

In today's digital landscape, developing software with a security-oriented mindset is no longer an option - it's a top priority. I've had the opportunity to attend the Secure...