Security and Survivability Reasoning Frameworks and Architectural Design Tactics
• SEI Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2004-TN-022DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6583661.v1Topic or Tag
Abstract
The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has been investigating disciplined software architecture design for several years. The SEI approach includes a collection of "quality attribute reasoning frameworks" that understand both quality attribute reasoning and how architects design for the quality attribute under particular situations. The approach was first applied to the quality attributes of modifiability and performance. This report is an initial attempt to use the same method for the related quality attributes of security and survivability. The report includes an initial organization of security within the framework, a partial explication of elements of that framework, and three representative examples of existing security reasoning frameworks.
Cite This SEI Report
Ellison, R., Moore, A., Bass, L., Klein, M., & Bachmann, F. (2004, September 1). Security and Survivability Reasoning Frameworks and Architectural Design Tactics. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2004-TN-022). Retrieved August 16, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583661.v1.
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author={Ellison, Robert and Moore, Andrew and Bass, Len and Klein, Mark and Bachmann, Felix},
title={Security and Survivability Reasoning Frameworks and Architectural Design Tactics},
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year={2004},
number={{CMU/SEI-2004-TN-022},
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doi={10.1184/R1/6583661.v1},
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Ellison, Robert, Andrew Moore, Len Bass, Mark Klein, and Felix Bachmann. "Security and Survivability Reasoning Frameworks and Architectural Design Tactics." (CMU/SEI-2004-TN-022). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, September 1, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583661.v1.
R. Ellison, A. Moore, L. Bass, M. Klein, and F. Bachmann, "Security and Survivability Reasoning Frameworks and Architectural Design Tactics," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-2004-TN-022, 1-Sep-2004 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583661.v1. [Accessed: 16-Aug-2026].
Ellison, Robert, Andrew Moore, Len Bass, Mark Klein, and Felix Bachmann. "Security and Survivability Reasoning Frameworks and Architectural Design Tactics." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2004-TN-022). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Sep. 2004. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583661.v1. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.
Ellison, Robert; Moore, Andrew; Bass, Len; Klein, Mark; & Bachmann, Felix. Security and Survivability Reasoning Frameworks and Architectural Design Tactics. CMU/SEI-2004-TN-022. Software Engineering Institute. 2004. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6583661.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6583661.v1