Dynamic Compliance Validation for Multi-Tenant Cloud Services
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Solution Overview
Problem
Validating configuration and security compliance in multi-tenant cloud managed services is challenging due to varied security and configuration settings, customized policies, and differing procedures for gathering and consolidating evidence, which can lead to increased difficulty without domain expertise.
Innovation Solution
An automated method and system that dynamically composes a checklist for validating configuration and compliance based on customer requests, utilizing script functions and plug-ins to execute configuration and security checks, and storing results for quality assurance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual validation processes are used for configuration and security compliance, then flexibility in handling customized policies is improved, but labor intensity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The validation system dynamically generates checklists based on service type, tenant policies, and configuration parameters. The checklist generation adapts to different service scenarios automatically, transforming static manual validation into a dynamic automated process that maintains policy flexibility while reducing time consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service validation by automatically generating and executing validation checklists without requiring manual intervention. The automated validation engine processes configurations and security compliance independently, freeing operators from manual validation tasks while maintaining adaptability to customized policies
2Reliability
If comprehensive validation checklists are generated for all services, then validation thoroughness is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The validation system segments the validation process into distinct components: service type identification, parameter extraction, checklist generation, and validation execution. Each component handles a specific aspect of the validation process, making the overall complex system manageable through modular organization while maintaining comprehensive validation coverage
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs a universal validation framework that can handle multiple service types (DNS, email, file sharing, etc.) through a single automated engine. The checklist generation mechanism serves multiple functions by adapting to different service configurations and policy requirements, reducing system complexity through consolidation while maintaining thoroughness
3Productivity
If automated validation is implemented across multiple service types, then productivity is improved, but adaptability to different security settings decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The validation system applies local quality by customizing validation parameters and checklist items according to specific service types and tenant policies. Each service receives tailored validation rules appropriate to its security requirements, maintaining high adaptability while operating within the automated framework that ensures productivity
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for validation of services. The method includes one or more processors receiving a request of a service. The method further includes one or more processors parsing the received request of the service to identify information included in the received request of the service. The method further includes one or more processors generating a checklist that corresponds to the received request of the service based on the identified information, wherein the generated checklist includes configuration and security checks that are associated with the received request of the service. The method further includes one or more processors determining a validation result utilizing the generated checklist, wherein the validation result indicates whether the requested service is deployed on a corresponding endpoint according to the configuration and security checks in the generated checklist.