Security › Module 6 › Lesson 1
SABSA Named
SABSA layer literacy — contextual, conceptual, logical, physical, component, operational — named layer rows on YOUR `$ARCH_LAB` LAB-ARCH-001 fictional org only.
Visual · t41_sabsa_layers_named
SABSA layers = named architecture rows. $ARCH_LAB LAB-ARCH-001. Original Cyberlium.
Opening
SABSA maps security architecture across six layers — name contextual through operational rows on YOUR lab org before copying stranger org architecture diagrams without authorization.
SABSA layer literacy names: contextual layer category, conceptual layer category, logical layer category, physical layer category, component layer category, and operational layer category. Analyst documents SABSA layer card on `$ARCH_LAB` fictional org LAB-ARCH-001 — six layer rows with defensive design literacy stub each — without auditing stranger org live systems, without copying proprietary architecture without license, without designing offensive attack paths as 'architecture homework.' Cyberlium teaches SABSA vocabulary on YOUR labeled notes under $HOME/cyberlium-lab/t41-arch/ — educational defensive architecture only. Refused: stranger org architecture theft, offensive attack cookbooks, unauthorized live system design. Lab row: SABSA layer card (six layers, LAB-ARCH-001 label, LAB label). chmod 600.
1. Named SABSA layer rows
Contextual, conceptual, logical, physical, component, operational — six literacy anchors on YOUR lab org.
Each layer cites `$ARCH_LAB` LAB-ARCH-001 template — not copied stranger org diagrams.
Command guide
Try these commands — Named SABSA layer rows
═══ TOOLS & WEBSITES ═══ Browse / read these (authorized learning only — stay in YOUR lab / program scope)
OWASP ASVS — https://owasp.org/www-project-application-security-verification-standard/ Microsoft Azure patterns — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/ NIST 800-53 — https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-53/rev-5/final
═══ INSTALL ═══
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):
Command — copy this
sudo apt install curl
macOS: Built-in
Windows: Built-in (PowerShell: Invoke-WebRequest)
═══ LINUX / macOS ═══
Command — copy this
export ARCH_LAB=${ARCH_LAB:-$HOME/cyberlium-lab/t41-arch}
curl -sS https://owasp.org/www-project-application-security-verification-standard/ | head -10
cat > "$ARCH_LAB/notes/security-patterns-named.txt" <<'EOF'
Security architecture patterns — NAMED LITERACY:
API Gateway: single entry, authN termination, rate limit, routing
Bulkhead: isolate failure domains (separate pools/clusters)
Circuit breaker: stop cascading failures to dependencies
Sidecar proxy: uniform mTLS/policy injection for microservices
Vault pattern: secrets never in config repos — reference by ID
Lab: patterns/pattern-catalog-stub.md — fictional LAB-ARCH-001 mappings
EOFCommand — copy this
grep -E 'API Gateway|Bulkhead|Vault pattern' "$ARCH_LAB/notes/security-patterns-named.txt"
Primary tools to practice this lesson: curl, grep. Reference sites: OWASP ASVS (https://owasp.org/www-project-application-security-verification-standard/); Microsoft Azure patterns (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/); NIST 800-53 (https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-53/rev-5/final). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.
2. Module thread link
Layers connect Module 2 defense-in-depth and Module 5 pattern literacy — same org thread.
Layer card feeds business context work in Module 6-2 — consistent LAB-ARCH-001 scope.
3. $ARCH_LAB boundary
Architecture notes from YOUR fictional org templates only — not live employer prod diagrams.
Refused: stranger org architecture theft, offensive attack design, unauthorized system mapping.
4. What you ship: SABSA layer card
Six layer rows + LAB-ARCH-001 label + LAB label + NEVER stranger org architecture line.
5. What you record before the next lesson
SABSA layer card path.
6. Wrong vs right: offensive playbooks vs YOUR threat models
Worked failure — same MSF word, opposite target. Right never needs a café Wi-Fi or classmate laptop.
Wrong
Copy stranger org SABSA diagram from public leak dump as 'layer research' without authorization.
Right
SABSA layer card from `$ARCH_LAB` LAB-ARCH-001 template. Next: Business Context.
Mission: SABSA layer card
1) Name six SABSA layer literacy rows. 2) Map each to a lab org design stub. 3) LAB-ARCH-001 and LAB label on every row. 4) Write NEVER stranger org architecture line.
Stuck? Ask Cyberlium AI Mentor
Ask Mentor: “Contextual vs conceptual layer — literacy split on lab org?”
Knowledge Check
APPLY: SABSA layer literacy on Cyberlium uses:
Multiple choice
Knowledge Check
APPLY: True or False: Stranger org architecture audits belong in arch lab.
True or False
Knowledge Check
APPLY: SABSA layer card includes:
Multiple choice