Skip to content
← Technical Diagram Library
Security

Defense-in-Depth Control Plane

Visualize security as overlapping identity, edge, workload, data and telemetry controls rather than one perimeter.

IAMWAFZero TrustSELinuxSIEMTLSSecrets Management

Defense-in-Depth Control Plane

Strong security architecture assumes individual controls can fail. Identity, network, workload, data and detection layers should reduce blast radius together and produce evidence for investigation.

01

No single control should carry the whole security model.

02

Detection is a first-class architectural layer.

03

Identity and workload policy should reduce lateral movement.

Defense-in-Depth Control PlaneVisualize security as overlapping identity, edge, workload, data and telemetry controls rather than one perimeter.01IdentityMFA • RBAC • secrets02EdgeWAF • gateway • TLS03WorkloadHardening • policy04DataEncrypt • classify05Telemetry + DetectionLogs • SIEM • response
How to read it

Follow the handoffs, then ask where evidence exists.

01

Identity

MFA • RBAC • secrets

02

Edge

WAF • gateway • TLS

03

Workload

Hardening • policy

04

Data

Encrypt • classify

05

Telemetry + Detection

Logs • SIEM • response

Architecture questions
No single control should carry the whole security model.
Detection is a first-class architectural layer.
Identity and workload policy should reduce lateral movement.
Technology context
IAMWAFZero TrustSELinuxSIEMTLSSecrets Management

The diagram is intentionally architectural rather than vendor-specific. Use it as a mental model, then map the components to the actual environment.

Need the architecture applied?

Use the visual model as the starting point for a workshop or technical review.