Hosting Infrastructure

Platform

Amazon Web Services (AWS) with Dockerised deployment for all environments: Development, Staging, and Production.

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Environments

• Development: Separate infrastructure with a PostgreSQL database instance.
• Staging: Separate infrastructure with a PostgreSQL database instance.
• Production: Separate infrastructure with a PostgreSQL instance and secured Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).

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System Components

• Frontend: Web app accessed via browsers.
• Backend: APIs for handling business logic.
• Database: PostgreSQL instances.
• Sunbird Registry: Managed as a microservice for registry needs.

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Security Measures

• HTTPS for secure communication.
• VPC for restricting production access.
• Keycloak for authentication.
• Encryption and role-based access controls to protect data.
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to cryptographically sign issued Verifiable Credentials (VCs).
• Audit trail to track who accessed or updated records, enhancing accountability and reducing fraud.

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Storage Solution

• Amazon S3 for file storage.

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Deployment Process

Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) with GitHub Actions:

• Tag-based deployment for development.
• Commit-based deployment for staging and production.