Updates, insights, and commentary from the OSA community. Tracking the evolution of security architecture since 2008.
Started a thread on BB for updated icon set for 09_02 release (you can find the current set under the menu library|icon library). I've built some new icons that you can view and comment on. We've added some devices like USB memory stick, optical drive, and process options like awareness.
I noticed from the site stats that a lot of our visitors are reaching us via Google Images, often for the SVG icon library that we have built from the Tango project base images. It's good to know that people are finding these useful, I certainly appreciate the combination of icons and Inkscape as a useful replacement for Visio!
There are several technology trends that push the development and adoption of distributed systems. Probably most discussed are "Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)" and "Software as a Service (SaaS)".
Below a short summary of recent changes on the Open Security Architecture website:
I am pleased to say there are a few new patterns available in the library:
Talking with Aurelius during the week, and he showed an updated version of the control labels on patterns that includes some descriptive text.
I've enabled OpenID support on the site so you can now login with your Open ID instead of having to register with us. Please let us know if you have any trouble.
The sequel to the "SOA: publication and location" has now been uploaded in draft state.
All registered users, now have author access rights and can write their own blog statement simply by using the "Create a blog entry" menu item in the "Community" menu.
Spent a few minutes playing with a new front page image. Aurelius suggested that the tag lines should be a little more action focussed, and I was concerned the old image had too many colors and lines (it's mandatory for lots of white space in these Web 2.0 times).