Compliance Configuration Management for Secure Asset Migration
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Solution Overview
Problem
In computer systems, efficient data transfer between network nodes is hindered by compliance level mismatches between source and target compute nodes, leading to security vulnerabilities and inefficiencies in data migration.
Innovation Solution
Dynamic compliance level adjustment of assets based on the compliance configuration of the target compute node, facilitated by a hypervisor, to ensure secure and efficient data transfer by aligning compliance levels and security protocols.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If compliance level adjustment is performed manually during asset migration, then security control is maintained, but data transfer efficiency decreases and resource usage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The compliance configuration management system automatically detects compliance mismatches during asset migration and performs dynamic compliance level adjustments without requiring manual security administrator intervention. The system self-manages the compliance adjustment process by comparing source and target compliance configurations, identifying mismatches, and executing appropriate adjustments to enable efficient data transfer while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs compliance configuration comparison and mismatch detection before the asset migration actually occurs. By identifying compliance level mismatches in advance and pre-adjusting compliance settings, the system prepares the migration environment to avoid security blocks during the actual data transfer, thereby improving overall transfer efficiency.
2Productivity
If compliance configuration is dynamically adjusted during migration, then data transfer efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The compliance configuration management system acts as an intermediary layer between the asset migration process and the underlying compliance configurations of compute nodes. It mediates by comparing compliance configurations, detecting mismatches, and coordinating automatic adjustments, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture while enabling efficient migration without requiring complex manual coordination between multiple security systems.
3Speed
If compliance mismatches are not detected, then migration speed increases, but security vulnerabilities arise
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where compliance configurations are compared and mismatches are detected during the asset migration process. When a mismatch is detected, the system provides feedback by triggering automatic compliance level adjustments to resolve the mismatch before migration proceeds, thereby preventing security vulnerabilities while maintaining efficient migration speeds through automation.
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AI summary
Disclosed aspects relate to compliance configuration management for asset migration on a shared pool of configurable computing resources having a set of compute nodes. A migration request to migrate an asset coupled with a first compliance configuration from a source compute node to a target compute node may be detected. The first compliance configuration coupled with the asset on the source compute node may be compared with an expected compliance configuration for the target compute node. Based on and in response to the comparing, a mismatch of the first compliance configuration with respect to the expected compliance configuration may be determined. A set of response actions may be performed with respect to the migration request.