Authentication between participant agents via network proxy
Description
Simpl-Open shall provide an outbound proxy to any data space participant agent to enforce mutual authentication outbound connections made by the agent's component with the agent's credentials (from onboarding).
SMART Breakdown
- Specific: The system must provide an outbound proxy that enables outbound mutually authenticated connections for any dataspace participant agent, ensuring authentication using the agent’s credentials established during onboarding. The proxy shall enforce mutual authentication only when outbound communication is directed toward another Simpl-Open agent while leaving other outbound communications untouched. The solution must require only minimal configuration for components to establish mutual authentication.
- Measurable: The proxy must log all outbound communications, specifying the source and destination of the communication. These logs must be auditable periodically.
- Achievable: The proxy shall be designed to integrate standard proxy protocols, ensuring compatibility with existing network infrastructures while maintaining secure identity verification for inter-agent communication. It must also minimize configuration effort for participant agents.
- Realistic: The solution must work within the constraints of the dataspace architecture, supporting varying agent implementations. The selective enforcement of mutual authentication ensures that non-Simpl-Open agent communications remain unaffected. The configuration approach reduces operational overhead while maintaining security.
- Timely: The proxy must be deployed and fully configured before inter-agent communication occurs to ensure secure outbound mutual authentication with minimal setup effort. Additionally, it shall be reviewed periodically to identify and mitigate security risks, apply necessary updates.
Detailed Non-Functional Requirement | Issue ID: SIMPL-11930 | Status: Proposed |