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Security, privacy & trust

Annalie te Hofste
Annalie te Hofste • 13 June 2025

Security, privacy & trust 

Description
Users of Simpl-Open must be confident that when they interact with other entities they are doing so in a secure and trustworthy environment and in full compliance with relevant regulations. Data confidentiality, availability and integrity must be guaranteed. Privacy of data subjects, Simpl-Open users, or individuals must be assured.

Security, privacy, and trust provide data space participants and the end users representing them confidence that interactions with other entities happens in a secure and trustworthy environment and in full compliance with relevant regulations. Data confidentiality, availability and integrity are guaranteed. Privacy of data subjects and individual end users, is assured.

Security, privacy, and trust are essential for maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of data, ensuring that users can trust the system and their data remains private. These principles foster confidence in the system, allowing organizations and users to engage without fear of data breaches or misuse. 

Risks:

  • Potential for increased complexity and added costs associated with implementing security, privacy, and trust measures.
  • Difficulty in ensuring effective security, privacy, and trust measures in a complex or distributed environment.
  • Potential for security, privacy, or trust vulnerabilities due to inadequate implementation or maintenance.
Non-Functional RequirementIssue ID: SIMPL-9917Status: Proposed

Detailed Non-Functional Requirements

  • Securing coding guidelines (OWASP Top Ten)
    Simpl-Open shall enforce secure coding practices by adhering to OWASP ...

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  • Access control enforcement
    Simpl-Open shall enforce robust and testable access control mechanisms ...

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  • Avoid exposing sensitive information in error messages
    Simpl-Open shall ensure that error messages do not expose sensitive ...

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  • Avoid exposing sensitive information in Log-Messages
    Simpl-Open shall ensure that log messages do not contain sensitive ...

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  • Authentication between participant agents via network proxy 
    Simpl-Open shall provide an outbound proxy to any data space participant ...

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  • Open Source compliance and licensing
    Simpl-Open shall ensure full compliance with open source licensing ...

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