{"id":6080,"date":"2015-06-08T17:13:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T17:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/common-data-security-architecture\/"},"modified":"2015-06-08T17:13:07","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T17:13:07","slug":"common-data-security-architecture","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/10244\/common-data-security-architecture-cdsa","title":{"rendered":"Common Data Security Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_common_data_security_architecture_mean\">What Does Common Data Security Architecture Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Common data security architecture (CDSA) is a set of security services and frameworks that allow the creation of a secure infrastructure for client\/server applications and services. 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