Deploying Software-Defined Perimeter Prerequisites - Understanding of zero trust principles (NIST SP 800-207) - Knowledge of CSA Software-Defined Perimeter specification - Familiarity with PKI and mutual TLS authentication - Experience with network security architecture Overview A Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) implements zero trust by creating a dynamically provisioned, identity-centric perimeter around individual resources. Defined by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), SDP makes application infrastructure invisible to unauthorized users through a "dark cloud" approach where services are h…