Cloud Security Policy Distribution Across Multi-Domain Platforms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional techniques for managing security policies in cloud computing environments are inefficient and cumbersome due to the large number of domains involved, requiring manual configuration and failing to scale effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for distributing and customizing security policies across domains using a secure message bus, where generic policy objects are published and translated into domain-specific policies by drivers, automating the management process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual configuration techniques are used to manage security policies, then policy accuracy can be maintained, but the process becomes cumbersome and fails to scale effectively with the number of domains
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing drivers to automatically receive, interpret, and implement security policies without manual configuration. The policy distribution system automatically pushes policies to relevant drivers, which then apply them to their respective domains, eliminating the need for manual policy configuration while scaling with the number of domains
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a policy distribution system as an intermediary between policy authors and domain-specific drivers. This intermediary automatically translates high-level security policies into domain-specific implementations, managing the complexity of multiple domains without requiring manual configuration for each one
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional security policy management techniques are used, then existing infrastructure can be leveraged, but the system cannot efficiently manage security policies for large numbers of domains
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments security policy management by separating policy authoring from policy implementation. High-level policies are defined once and automatically distributed to multiple drivers, each of which implements them in their specific domain. This segmentation enables efficient management of large numbers of domains without requiring separate manual configuration for each
Solution Approach 2:
The policy distribution system serves multiple domains simultaneously through a single universal mechanism. Once a policy is published, it is automatically distributed to all relevant drivers across different domains, making the system highly scalable and adaptable to large numbers of domains without proportionally increasing management complexity
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed herein that provide distribution of policies for computing platforms. A computing platform may be implemented using a server system, and the computing platform is configurable to cause receiving a policy data object at a first domain of the computing platform, the policy object identifying one or more security policies associated with the first domain, and determining if the policy data object should be implemented at the first domain based, at least in part, on a second domain identified by the policy data object. The computing platform is also configurable to cause determining if one or more changes should be made to the policy data object based, at least in part, on one or more properties of the first domain, and implementing the policy data object at the first domain by translating the policy data object from a generic syntax to a domain-specific syntax.