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Production Security Guide

Comprehensive security configuration for StrataRouter.


Authentication

API Keys

config = RuntimeConfig(
    api_key_required=True,
    api_keys=["sk-prod-abc123", "sk-prod-xyz789"]
)

JWT Authentication

config = RuntimeConfig(
    jwt_enabled=True,
    jwt_secret="your-secret-key",
    jwt_algorithm="HS256",
    jwt_expiration_hours=24
)

Authorization

Role-Based Access Control

from stratarouter.security import Role, Permission

admin = Role("admin", permissions=[
    Permission.READ,
    Permission.WRITE,
    Permission.DELETE,
    Permission.ADMIN
])

user = Role("user", permissions=[
    Permission.READ,
    Permission.WRITE
])

TLS/SSL

Enable TLS

config = RuntimeConfig(
    tls_enabled=True,
    cert_path="/etc/stratarouter/cert.pem",
    key_path="/etc/stratarouter/key.pem",

    # Minimum TLS version
    min_tls_version="1.2"
)

Data Protection

Encryption at Rest

config = RuntimeConfig(
    encryption_enabled=True,
    encryption_key=os.getenv("ENCRYPTION_KEY"),
    encryption_algorithm="AES-256-GCM"
)

Encryption in Transit

All API communication uses TLS 1.2+


Secrets Management

Environment Variables

# Never commit secrets
export STRATAROUTER_API_KEY="sk-..."
export DATABASE_URL="postgresql://..."
export REDIS_PASSWORD="..."

AWS Secrets Manager

import boto3

secrets = boto3.client('secretsmanager')
secret = secrets.get_secret_value(SecretId='stratarouter/prod')

config = RuntimeConfig(
    api_key=secret['api_key']
)

Rate Limiting

Per-User Limits

config = RuntimeConfig(
    rate_limit_enabled=True,
    rate_limit_per_user=1000,  # req/hour
    rate_limit_window_seconds=3600
)

Audit Logging

Enable Audit Trail

config = RuntimeConfig(
    audit_enabled=True,
    audit_log_path="/var/log/stratarouter/audit.log"
)

Example audit log:

{
  "timestamp": "2026-01-11T10:30:45Z",
  "user": "user@example.com",
  "action": "route_query",
  "route_id": "billing",
  "ip": "203.0.113.1",
  "success": true
}


Compliance

HIPAA

  • Encryption at rest and in transit
  • Audit logging
  • Access controls
  • Data retention policies

GDPR

  • Data anonymization
  • Right to deletion
  • Data export
  • Consent management

SOC 2

  • Security controls
  • Availability monitoring
  • Incident response
  • Access logging

Vulnerability Management

Security Updates

Subscribe to security advisories: - GitHub Security Alerts - security@inteleionlabs.com

Dependency Scanning

# Scan for vulnerabilities
pip-audit
cargo audit

Best Practices

Use TLS in production Rotate API keys regularly Enable audit logging Implement RBAC Monitor access patterns Keep dependencies updated


Security Checklist

  • TLS enabled
  • API keys configured
  • Rate limiting enabled
  • Audit logging active
  • Secrets in vault
  • RBAC configured
  • Monitoring alerts set
  • Incident response plan
  • Backup strategy
  • Compliance validated

Incident Response

  1. Detect - Monitor alerts
  2. Contain - Isolate affected systems
  3. Eradicate - Remove threat
  4. Recover - Restore service
  5. Review - Post-mortem

Next Steps

Enterprise

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