HighFile-scope Plug & play

Enforce JIT access for production with break-glass logging

Grant production access just-in-time via approved requests with scoped durations; break-glass access must trigger alerts and expanded audit logging.

Why this matters

Reduces standing privileges and provides evidence for access reviews in SOC 2.

Side-by-side examples engineers can pattern-match during review.

Avoid

prod_admins = ["alice","bob"] # permanent

Prefer

grant_access(user,"prod.read", duration=3600); log_audit(action="access.grant",scope="prod.read")

Good

grant_access(u, "prod.write", 1800)

Bad

grant_access(u, "prod.write", 0)

From the same buckets as this rule.

Critical
Encrypt sensitive data at rest with KMS and rotate keys
Use envelope encryption (AES-256-GCM) with cloud KMS-managed CMKs for databases, object storage, and backups. Rotate CMKs at least annually and rotate DEKs per object/file.
compliance-soc2-essentialssecrets-credentials+1
Critical
Enforce TLS 1.2+ and HSTS on all external endpoints
Public services must require TLSv1.2 or higher and set HSTS (max-age ≥ 15552000, includeSubDomains). Reject plaintext HTTP and weak ciphers; cookies must be Secure and HttpOnly with SameSite set.
compliance-soc2-essentialssecurity-hardening+1
Critical
Use a secrets manager and 90-day rotation policy
All credentials (API keys, DB passwords, tokens) must be stored in a secrets manager with automatic rotation ≤ 90 days; forbid hardcoded or .env-committed secrets via CI checks.
compliance-soc2-essentialssecrets-credentials+1