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The Epsilon series is a work in process. Her construction is a balance of synthetics, breakthroughs in cybernetics and an experiment in form and function. Her hardware design is modifiable. Aboard [[USS Discovery-B]], the Chief Medical Officer and Science Chief possess separately packaged critical data regarding cybernetic functions. In accordance with Starfleet regulations that the Chief Engineering Officer has command clearance data on all on-board equipment, Epsilon's schematic is accessible by LCARS authorization.  

Starfleet Engineering Corps rigorously pursued a design to fool-proof reverse engineering attempts on the Epsilon series, developing a semi-modular design scheme that "counters" unauthorized disassembly.  Comprehensive analysis of hypothetical missions scenarios showed that the highest probability Epsilon-Delta would be damaged beyond repair would occur by intentional, premeditated subterfuge by Starfleet personnel or a member of the Epsilon project to gain access to her positronic brain. Final analysis by Starfleet Intelligence required the Soong Architecture be modified with the primary intention to protect the positronic architecture at the expense of external hardware and cosmetics. Although it may sound counter-intuitive, it is the deeper internal structure surrounding her cybernetic brain which has been designed for durability and limited access.