Zero Trust Security
Security architecture that continuously verifies identity, device state, policy, and context instead of trusting a network perimeter.
Core metadata
- ID: zero_trust_security
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1983 (decade)
- Region: Global / multiple regions
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: emerging
Prerequisites
- Cloud Computing & Distributed Systems (cloud_computing_distributed_systems)
- Encryption (Modern Cryptography, Public Key) (encryption_modern_cryptography_public_key)
- Internet (internet)
Dependents
- AI Personal Memory Systems (ai_personal_memory_systems)
- Confidential Computing (confidential_computing)
- Federated Learning (federated_learning)
- Broad Post-Quantum Security Migration (post_quantum_security_migration)
- Privacy-Preserving AI (privacy_preserving_ai)
- Security Information & Event Management (security_information_event_management)
- Software Supply Chain Security (software_supply_chain_security)
Fields
Field lanes
- Cybersecurity & Cryptography: Cloud & Platform Security
Node sources
- Zero Trust Maturity Model Version 2.0 (CISA, 2023, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
- Cybersecurity Framework (NIST, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encryption (Modern Cryptography, Public Key) (encryption_modern_cryptography_public_key) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Encryption (Modern Cryptography, Public Key) provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Internet (internet) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Internet provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Cloud Computing & Distributed Systems (cloud_computing_distributed_systems) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Cloud Computing & Distributed Systems provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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