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Secure by Design principles knowledge base for assessing security-first design, development, and deployment across the software lifecycle.

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  • references/01-security-governance.md3.5 KB
  • references/02-risk-driven-approach.md3.4 KB
  • references/03-secure-product-development.md4.6 KB
  • references/04-supply-chain-security.md4.0 KB
  • references/05-usable-security-controls.md3.7 KB
  • references/06-detect-and-respond.md3.8 KB
  • references/07-flexible-architecture.md3.4 KB
  • references/08-minimize-attack-surface.md3.8 KB
  • references/09-defense-in-depth.md3.7 KB
  • references/10-continuous-assurance.md4.1 KB
  • references/11-secure-deprecation.md4.2 KB

SKILL.md (original)

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Secure by Design — Skill Entry

This SKILL.md is the entrypoint for the Secure by Design skill.

The skill synthesizes the UK Government Secure by Design Principles (10 principles) and the Australian ASD/ACSC Secure by Design Foundations (6 foundations) into structured, machine-readable references that an agent can query to identify, assess, and improve adherence to secure-by-design practices across the software lifecycle.

Normative references (Secure by Design)

  1. 00 Principle Index
  2. 01 Security Governance
  3. 02 Risk-Driven Approach
  4. 03 Secure Product Development
  5. 04 Supply Chain Security
  6. 05 Usable Security Controls
  7. 06 Detect and Respond
  8. 07 Flexible Architecture
  9. 08 Minimize Attack Surface
  10. 09 Defense in Depth
  11. 10 Continuous Assurance
  12. 11 Secure Deprecation

Skill layout

  • SKILL.md — this file (skill entrypoint).
  • references/ — the Secure by Design normative documents.
    • 00-principle-index.md — index of all principle identifiers, categories, source mappings, and cross-references.
    • 01 through 11 — one document per synthesized principle area merging UK and AU guidance.

Third-Party Attribution

UK Government Secure by Design Principles

Australian ASD/ACSC Secure by Design Foundations

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