Cloud Deployment Permission Management via Git Policy Enforcement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cloud computing deployments face challenges in efficiently and securely managing permissions, often requiring separate processes and workflows, which can lead to overly permissive or insufficient permissions, compromising security and complicating management.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for selectively updating permissions within a common workflow, using a configuration repository, such as a Git repository, to ensure compliance with policies and account permissions, by comparing and updating deployment permissions to include only necessary and allowed permissions, thereby streamlining permissions management and enhancing security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate processes and workflows are used for managing cloud deployment permissions, then permission management flexibility is improved, but system complexity and security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines permission management with the deployment workflow by integrating permission validation checks directly into the deployment pipeline. This merging eliminates the need for separate permission management processes while maintaining the ability to selectively control permissions through configuration files and policy enforcement points embedded in the deployment system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate processes and workflows are used for managing cloud deployment permissions, then permission management flexibility is improved, but security risks increase due to overly permissive or insufficient permissions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms through policy enforcement points that continuously validate permissions against defined policies during the deployment process. This feedback loop ensures permissions are appropriately restricted by comparing actual permission states against policy requirements, automatically preventing both overly permissive and insufficient permission configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary permission validation and configuration checks before deployment execution. By validating permissions in advance through configuration files and policy enforcement points, the system prevents security risks from arising in the first place, ensuring permissions are correctly set before any cloud resources are accessed or modified.
3Reliability
If traditional permission management approaches are used, then existing systems can be maintained, but operational efficiency decreases due to manual permission configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables self-service permission management through automated validation and configuration systems. The deployment pipeline automatically retrieves permission requirements from configuration files, validates them against policies, and enforces appropriate restrictions without requiring manual intervention. This maintains compatibility with existing cloud platforms while dramatically improving operational efficiency through automation.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for selectively updating permissions associated with a cloud resource deployment are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a first request to deploy first target cloud resources based on a first specified state defined in a configuration repository, selectively updating deployment permissions associated with the first specified state and deploying the first target cloud resources based at least in part on the first specified state and the updated deployment permissions.