Security

Security & compliance, by design

A security-first architecture and a governance posture built for demanding government and financial-services environments — from the cryptographic core to the audit trail.

Security-first architecture

Built with security-by-design principles from the ground up

Hardware security module (HSM) backing

All cryptographic operations are protected by hardware security modules. Private keys never leave HSM boundaries, giving the highest level of protection to your most sensitive cryptographic assets. Supports both on-premises and cloud HSM deployments — with HSMs engineered to align with FIPS 140-2 Level 3, cryptographic key material never exposed, tamper-resistant hardware protection, and audit trails for every cryptographic operation.

Defence in depth

Multiple layers of security controls protect the platform at every level. Network segmentation and firewalling, encryption for all data at rest and in transit, multi-factor authentication for administrative access, role-based access control, and continuous security monitoring and alerting work together to protect against threats.

Data protection & privacy

Privacy-by-design architecture ensures personal data is processed lawfully and minimised. Privacy-preserving credential presentation, selective disclosure of attributes, data minimisation and purpose limitation, plus automated retention and deletion protect user privacy while enabling legitimate business operations.

Threat detection & response

Integrated threat detection identifies anomalous behaviour, fraud indicators and security incidents. Real-time fraud and anomaly detection, integration with threat-intelligence feeds, automated protective actions, and security incident tracking enable rapid response while maintaining business continuity.

Regulatory alignment

Engineered to align with requirements across jurisdictions

GDPR

Engineered to align with General Data Protection Regulation principles — lawful basis, data minimisation, purpose limitation, data-subject rights, breach notification, and accountability through comprehensive audit trails.

eIDAS 2.0

Designed for the European Digital Identity framework: support for qualified trust service providers, electronic signatures, the EUDI Wallet ecosystem, and cross-border identity recognition.

Financial services

Supports requirements for banking and financial services including KYC/AML obligations, PSD2 strong customer authentication, transaction monitoring, and regulatory reporting.

Telecommunications

Capabilities for telecommunications rules including SIM registration mandates, subscriber identity management, lawful-intercept support, and data-retention requirements.

Healthcare

Support for healthcare regulations including medical-data protection, professional credentialing requirements, patient-consent management, and medical-device security standards.

Sector-specific

A flexible framework that adapts to sector-specific requirements across government, critical infrastructure, education, and other regulated industries.

Engineered to align with these standards and frameworks; interoperability and regulatory outcomes depend on deployment and the participating parties. Organisations deploying proConsul remain responsible for their own compliance programmes.

Audit & evidence management

Accountability for regulatory examination and forensic investigation

Complete audit trails

Every operation is logged with complete context: who performed the action, what was done, when it occurred, and why it was permitted. Tamper-evident logging keeps audit-trail integrity intact for regulatory examination.

Compliance reporting

Automated generation of reports for regulatory authorities. Pre-configured templates for common requirements, with customisation for jurisdiction-specific needs.

Evidence collection

Systematic collection and retention of evidence. Digital signatures, timestamps and cryptographic proofs establish evidence authenticity and non-repudiation.

Data-subject rights

Automated fulfilment of GDPR data-subject rights including access, rectification, erasure, portability and objection. Every request is tracked and documented for accountability.

High availability & resilience

Infrastructure designed for 24/7, mission-critical operation

Geographic distribution

Multi-region deployment options with data-residency controls. Active-active configurations enable low-latency access globally while meeting data-sovereignty requirements.

Automated failover

Health monitoring and automated failover keep services running. Database replication, service redundancy and load balancing protect against component failures.

Horizontal scalability

A stateless architecture scales horizontally to meet demand, serving large user populations with consistent performance during peak loads.

Disaster recovery

Disaster-recovery procedures with defined recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO). Regular testing validates recovery capabilities.

Backup & recovery

Automated backups with encrypted storage and secure retention. Point-in-time recovery protects against data loss or corruption.

Service monitoring

Real-time monitoring of service health, performance metrics and business operations. Proactive alerting enables rapid response to potential issues.

European data residency

EU data sovereignty

Deployment options within the European Union help meet GDPR data-residency requirements. Control where data is processed, stored and transmitted, with support for member-state-specific data-localisation requirements. Infrastructure is operated under EU jurisdiction with EU-based support and operations teams.

proConsul services connecting to isolated vault mounts for secrets and key material.

Services connect to isolated vault mounts, keeping key material within controlled boundaries

Security assurance

A commitment to security best practices

Security best practices

Development follows OWASP secure-coding guidelines. Regular security assessments, penetration testing and vulnerability scanning, with a secure software-development lifecycle and security reviews at each phase.

Incident response

Documented incident-response procedures with defined escalation paths. Security-incident tracking, investigation and remediation, plus breach-notification procedures engineered to align with GDPR.

Access controls

The principle of least privilege is enforced throughout. Role-based access control with separation of duties, plus regular access reviews and audit of privileged operations.

Security updates

Regular security patches and updates address identified vulnerabilities. A coordinated disclosure process for security researchers and transparent communication about security matters.

Discuss your security requirements

Every organisation has unique security and compliance needs. Let's discuss how proConsul meets your specific requirements.

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