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Security Services

Secrets, encryption, policy, and threat detection beyond IAM — enabling zero trust.

Security Services Architecture

Detailed view showing components, connections, and data flow

AppsDataSecurityServicesZero TrustVaultKMSPolicyScanAPIsServicesStorageEncryption • Secrets • Compliance
Core Components
Supporting Services
Data Flow
Security Boundary

What it is

Platform security capabilities including secrets and key management, encryption, scanning, and policy enforcement across the stack.

Responsibilities

  • Secrets lifecycle and dynamic credentials
  • Encryption (at-rest/in-transit) and key rotation
  • Policy-as-code and admission control
  • Vuln scanning and compliance reporting

Core capabilities

  • Vault/KMS/HSM integration
  • OPA/Kyverno policies
  • SAST/DAST/dependency scanning
  • Tokenization and data protection

Architecture patterns

  • Zero trust and short-lived credentials
  • Envelope encryption
  • Shift-left security with CI/CD gates
  • Runtime policy enforcement

Tech examples

  • HashiCorp Vault
  • AWS KMS/Azure Key Vault/GCP KMS
  • OPA/Kyverno
  • Trivy/Grype

KPIs/SLIs

  • Rotation compliance
  • Vulnerability MTTR
  • Policy violation rate
  • Secrets exposure incidents