# Secure design: defaults are product decisions

https://thiago.limaesilvatecnologia.com.br/en/artigos/secure-product-defaults/

Published: 2026-09-12

The easiest path often determines actual behavior.

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Reading-path month: July 2026

Collection published on September 12, 2026. Months organize the reading path; they are not earlier publication dates.

A short architecture article. The technical reference supports the topic; hypothetical scenarios and assessment proposals are editorial analysis, not accounts of personal implementations.

## The architecture decision

An optional control can exist yet rarely be used. Consider what happens when users follow initial options without specialist intervention.

## Practical application

Editorial proposal: review hypothetical workspace creation, including initial sharing, access and retention. Discuss which choices require explicit intent and which should protect users from the start.

## How to verify

Ask a nontechnical tester to complete the journey and describe expectations. Compare them with actual settings. This reveals ambiguity before teams rely on documentation few users will read.

## Sources

- [OWASP — Secure Product Design Cheat Sheet](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Secure_Product_Design_Cheat_Sheet.html). Accessed: 2026-09-12.

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