Applying Security Patterns for Component Based Applications Using UML Profile

Today's systems require a higher consideration for non functional requirements as security and dependability. Developers have to handle these requirements during software development lifecycle. To provide developers with security guidelines, security patterns were proposed. These patterns are a collection of experts' security knowledge and a good solution to convey security concepts. In order to encourage developers to take advantage from security solutions proposed by security patterns, we think that it is necessary to provide an appropriate mechanism to implement those patterns using UML profiles. In this paper, we propose a structured UML profiles construction process based on security patterns. An illustration of the proposed process is provided using the "active replication" pattern. A case study of GPS system is also provided to demonstrate the application of generated UML profile using the proposed process.