Summary
Establish a reusable security baseline for all ReactEdge services, ensuring every API is secure by default, observable, and production-ready.
The objective is to create a lightweight, interoperable security framework that can be consistently applied across Python, Node.js, Go, and future services without coupling security to any specific implementation.
This epic aims to demonstrate modern platform engineering practices while providing a trusted foundation for open-source collaboration and production deployments.
Objectives
- Define a standard security baseline for all services
- Secure service-to-service communication
- Prevent unauthorised access
- Adopt modern identity and authentication practices
- Integrate security with observability
- Document architectural decisions and trade-offs
Scope
Transport Security
- HTTPS by default
- Automatic TLS certificate management
- Secure reverse proxy configuration
Service Authentication
- Evaluate API keys
- Evaluate HMAC request signing
- Evaluate OAuth2 Client Credentials
- Evaluate Mutual TLS (mTLS)
- Investigate SPIFFE/SPIRE for service identity
Network Security
- IP allowlisting where appropriate
- Trusted proxy configuration
- Reverse proxy hardening
Operational Security
- Secret management
- Environment variable validation
- Request validation
- Rate limiting
- Request size limits
- Timeout policies
- Graceful error handling
Observability
- Security-related OpenTelemetry spans
- Authentication failure telemetry
- Audit events
- Correlation IDs
Documentation
- Security architecture documentation
- Threat model
- Deployment recommendations
- Security checklist for new services
Deliverables
- Reusable security middleware
- Security configuration templates
- ADRs covering authentication and service identity
- Example implementations for Python and Node.js
- Security baseline applied to existing ReactEdge services
Success Criteria
Every new ReactEdge service should be deployable with a consistent security posture requiring minimal additional configuration while remaining interoperable across different hosting environments.
Summary
Establish a reusable security baseline for all ReactEdge services, ensuring every API is secure by default, observable, and production-ready.
The objective is to create a lightweight, interoperable security framework that can be consistently applied across Python, Node.js, Go, and future services without coupling security to any specific implementation.
This epic aims to demonstrate modern platform engineering practices while providing a trusted foundation for open-source collaboration and production deployments.
Objectives
Scope
Transport Security
Service Authentication
Network Security
Operational Security
Observability
Documentation
Deliverables
Success Criteria
Every new ReactEdge service should be deployable with a consistent security posture requiring minimal additional configuration while remaining interoperable across different hosting environments.