The Open Security Architecture sangano rinotsanangura IT kuchengeteka mapurani se "the design artifacts that describe how the security controls (security countermeasures) are positioned, and how they relate to the overall information technology architecture. Izvi zvinodzora vanoshumira chinangwa kuti varambe hurongwa unhu hunhu: zvakavanzika, kuvimbika, Kuwanikwa, kuzvidavirira uye vimbiso mabasa".Techopedia rinotsanangura kuchengeteka mapurani se "mumwe rakabatana kuchengeteka magadzirirwo kuti anotaura zvinodiwa uye zvinogona njodzi zvinobatanidzwa mune imwe mamiriro ezvinhu kana zvakatipoteredza. It rinotsanangurawo apo uye kupi kushandisa kuchengeteka controls. The magadzirirwo muitiro kazhinji reproducible. "The kiyi unhu kuchengeteka mapurani vari: Mubvunzo: Unogona kutsanangura Architecture?
zvigadzirwa zvekugadzira izvo zvinotsanangura kuti kudzora kwekuchengetedza (kuchengetedza matanho ekudzivirira) kunoiswa sei, uye kuti zvine hukama sei nehurongwa hwese hwehunyanzvi hweruzivo.