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This is a principle or a set of principles. To view all principles, please see the Principle Category page.

Description

Draw strong boundaries among application elements, including modules, functions and data, to limit the impact of potential attacks.

Examples

  • Design: Separate internal administrator's functions from external users' functions
  • Implementation: Hidde internal details of a class, including data and methods, using private access modifier.

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