Security & Privacy

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Top-K Analysis System - Security and Privacy

Data Security

Encryption

  • TLS 1.3 for data in transit
  • Encryption at rest (AES-256)
  • Secure key management
  • Certificate rotation

Authentication

  • API key authentication
  • OAuth 2.0 for dashboards
  • Service account tokens
  • Rate limiting per key

Authorization

  • Role-based access control
  • Dimension-level permissions
  • Query filtering
  • Audit logging

Privacy Compliance

User Privacy

  • No PII in tracked items
  • Anonymization
  • Aggregated data only
  • User opt-out

GDPR/CCPA

  • Data minimization
  • Right to deletion
  • Retention policies
  • Privacy by design

Data Retention

  • Real-time: 7 days
  • Historical: 90 days
  • Aggregates: 1 year
  • Automatic deletion

Security Best Practices

Infrastructure

  • VPC isolation
  • Security groups
  • Network encryption
  • Regular patching

Application

  • Input validation
  • Rate limiting
  • Query timeouts
  • Resource limits

Monitoring

  • Anomaly detection
  • Access logging
  • Alert on suspicious activity
  • Incident response

This security approach protects top-K data while ensuring compliance.