CoreDistributeAccess

CoreDistributeAccess is a framework for distributing and enforcing access control decisions across distributed computing environments. It provides a centralized policy authoring and distribution mechanism along with local enforcement at service boundaries.

The architecture comprises a policy administration point (PAP) where administrators author and publish policies; a policy distribution mechanism that propagates policies to policy decision points (PDPs) located at services or edge nodes; policy decision points evaluate requests against policies; policy enforcement points (PEPs) enforce decisions; policy information points (PIPs) provide dynamic attribute data such as user attributes or resource states. The system supports standard interfaces and tokens (JWT) and can operate with existing identity providers via OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect.

Policy models supported include ABAC and RBAC, with support for multi-domain and cross-organization collaborations. It includes revocation mechanisms and short-lived tokens to mitigate stale access. It emphasizes low-latency decisions via locally cached PDPs and asynchronous policy updates, allowing policy changes to propagate without requiring full system restarts.

Security and privacy considerations emphasize encrypted communications, integrity through signatures, and comprehensive audit logging to support compliance and forensics. The design aims to minimize exposure of sensitive attributes while maintaining sufficient context for accurate authorization decisions.

Common use cases include cloud-native microservices, edge computing environments, data pipelines, Internet of Things platforms, and software-as-a-service ecosystems that require consistent, scalable access control across diverse services. Deployment typically involves governance and observability tooling, lifecycle management for policies, and performance tuning to balance security with operational overhead. CoreDistributeAccess is designed to integrate with existing identity and access management ecosystems while providing cohesive cross-service authorization.