Secure Research Environment
Challenge
Researchers needed a secure platform to analyze sensitive data with modern tools while maintaining strict compliance with privacy regulations.
Solution
We created a comprehensive secure analytics environment that protected sensitive data while enabling powerful analysis capabilities:
- Workflow tools for secure file transfers between environments
- Browser-based analytics with Jupyter and Apache Spark
- Container orchestration with Rancher
- Authentication with Keycloak
- Secure code repositories with automated synchronization
- Infrastructure automation with Terraform and GitOps
Results
The platform significantly reduced analysis time for researchers working with protected data while maintaining security compliance. The solution has operated with minimal maintenance for over five years.
Technology
Runtime
vault
A tool for secrets management, encryption as a service, and privileged access management
keycloak
Open Source Identity and Access Management For Modern Applications and Services
postgres
Mirror of the official PostgreSQL GIT repository. Note that this is just a *mirror* - we don't work with pull requests on github. To contribute, please see https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Submitting_a_Patch
Continuous delivery
terraform
Terraform enables you to safely and predictably create, change, and improve infrastructure. It is a source-available tool that codifies APIs into declarative configuration files that can be shared amongst team members, treated as code, edited, reviewed, and versioned.
helm
The Kubernetes Package Manager