Design Audit

Updated 06 Sep 2026

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What it is
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  a narrower review focused on one specific subset of a design — e.g. security, performanc, or legal compliance
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Who / when
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  typically performed near the end of a phase, often by a third party or dedicated auditor, for quality control purposes
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Examples
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  security audit — is payment data encrypted (SSL/TLS)? are passwords hashed with a secure algorithm (e.g. bcrypt)? is the API protected against SQL injection?
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  performance audit — can the system handle the required transaction throughput? is API latency within budget?
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Related
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  Design Review

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