Security
Boggess AI's security posture is built on three principles: zero trust architecture, defense in depth, and prevention over detection. Every system interaction is authenticated, encrypted, and audited. Security is not a feature — it is the foundation on which all other capabilities are built.
Encryption
Data at Rest
All data stored by Boggess AI platforms is encrypted at rest:
- Algorithm: AES-256 (Advanced Encryption Standard, 256-bit keys)
- Key management: HashiCorp Vault with automatic key rotation
- Database encryption: PostgreSQL with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
- Object storage: MinIO server-side encryption (SSE-S3)
- Backup encryption: All backup volumes encrypted with dedicated keys
- Key storage: Hardware Security Module (HSM) backing for master keys
Customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) are available for enterprise deployments. You control the key; we never have access to your encryption key material.
Data in Transit
All network communication is encrypted:
- Protocol: TLS 1.3 (minimum), with TLS 1.2 supported for legacy clients
- Certificate management: Automated certificate provisioning and renewal via cert-manager
- Service-to-service: Mutual TLS (mTLS) between all internal services
- API traffic: HTTPS enforced; HTTP requests redirected to HTTPS
- Cipher suites: Forward secrecy required; ECDHE key exchange with AES-256-GCM
Secrets Management
- All secrets stored in HashiCorp Vault, never in environment variables, code, or configuration files
- 3-hour auth rule: All service tokens must be refreshed at minimum every 3 hours
- Vault access: Via
vault-cacheMCP with local fallback for availability - Credential rotation: Automated detection of expired or soon-to-expire credentials
- Audit logging: Every secret access logged with requestor identity and timestamp
Zero Trust Architecture
Boggess AI implements zero trust principles at every layer:
Network
- No implicit trust: Every request authenticated regardless of network origin
- Micro-segmentation: Kubernetes NetworkPolicies enforce service isolation
- No flat network: Services cannot communicate unless explicitly permitted
- External access: All external-facing services behind reverse proxy with WAF
- Port binding: All Docker containers bound to 127.0.0.1 (localhost only), never 0.0.0.0
Identity
- Authentication: Keycloak SSO with OIDC/SAML federation
- Authorization: Role-based access control (RBAC) at service and resource level
- Agent identity: AgentForest IAM for AI agent credential management (patent-backed)
- Multi-factor: Required for all human administrative access
- Session management: Short-lived tokens with automatic refresh
Application
- Input validation: All API inputs validated against schema before processing
- Output sanitization: Responses stripped of internal identifiers and system information
- Dependency scanning: Automated vulnerability scanning on all dependencies
- Container security: Minimal base images, no root processes, read-only filesystems where possible
Security Monitoring
Continuous Health Checks
55 health checks run continuously across the platform:
- Infrastructure health (Kubernetes pods, Docker containers, service endpoints)
- Credential expiry monitoring (30/14/7/1 day warning thresholds)
- Network configuration verification (port bindings, firewall rules)
- Application health (MCP server status, queue depths, connection pools)
- Storage integrity (MinIO replication status, backup verification)
Security Scanning Pipeline
30+ security scanning tools run on a 4-hour cycle and on every code change:
- Static analysis (SAST): Source code analysis for security vulnerabilities
- Dependency scanning (SCA): Known vulnerability detection in dependencies
- Container scanning: Vulnerability detection in container images
- Configuration scanning: Infrastructure-as-code security analysis
- Quality gates: SonarQube quality profiles, CodeRabbit AI review
Incident Response
Automated incident response follows a deterministic protocol:
- Detection: Health check or scanner identifies anomaly
- Classification: Severity assigned (informational/warning/critical)
- Containment: Automated containment for critical issues
- Remediation: Blue-green remediation pattern (build replacement, test, cutover)
- Verification: Post-remediation health check confirms resolution
- Documentation: Root cause analysis, remediation steps, prevention improvement
- Communication: Stakeholder notification via appropriate channel
Prevention principle: Every detected violation triggers a prevention improvement. The goal is that every type of incident can only occur once.
Penetration Testing
- Frequency: Annual third-party penetration testing
- Scope: External network, web applications, API endpoints, authentication systems
- Methodology: OWASP Testing Guide, PTES
- Remediation: Critical findings remediated within 72 hours; high within 30 days
- Reports: Available to qualified prospects under NDA
Secure Development
Development Practices
- Code review: All changes reviewed before merge
- Branch protection: Main branch requires approval and passing CI
- Commit signing: Git commit signing required
- Secret detection: Pre-commit hooks detect secrets in code
- Dependency pinning: All dependencies pinned to specific versions
CI/CD Security
- Pipeline security: CI/CD pipeline includes security scanning at every stage
- Deployment gates: Security checks are deployment prerequisites
- Artifact verification: Build artifacts signed and verified before deployment
- Rolling updates: Zero-downtime deployments via Kubernetes rolling updates
- Rollback capability: One-command rollback to previous version
Vulnerability Disclosure
If you discover a security vulnerability in any Boggess AI product, please report it to security@boggess.ai. We will:
- Acknowledge receipt within 24 hours
- Provide an initial assessment within 72 hours
- Work with you on remediation timeline
- Credit you in our security acknowledgments (unless you prefer anonymity)
We do not pursue legal action against good-faith security researchers.
Contact
For security inquiries: security@boggess.ai
For the SOC 2 Type II report: Available under NDA. Contact sales@boggess.ai.