What are all needs to be covered in Security Architecture?

Question

What is the best book for security architecture? is there any security architecture blueprint available?

I am looking from very broad perspective, not just simple authentication, authorization part.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

You can find a lot of good resources if you use the search function on SO. Here is a result I found under 'Security Book.' Note that there are even links within that post to other questions asked and answered.

Answer 2

• Designing Security Architecture Solutions - Jay Ramachandran
• Building Secure Software: How to Avoid Security Problems the Right Way - J.Viega and G.McGraw

Answer 3

Solid theory to apply your own (e.g. commutative ring) from scratch is N.Biggs Discrete mathematics, more applied are have read openbsd.org and insecure.org

Answer 4

Security Engineering by Ross Anderson is an excellent text, and the first edition is available for free online.