Compliance

QECNet is designed to operate within regulated environments. This section documents the compliance framework, audit architecture, data sovereignty controls, and certification alignment.

CONTENTS

--Regulatory Alignment --Audit Trail Architecture --Data Sovereignty Controls --Certification Mapping --Data Retention Policy --Incident Reporting

Regulatory Alignment

The platform architecture is designed to satisfy requirements across multiple regulatory frameworks applicable to critical infrastructure protection, data privacy, and cryptographic standards.

NIST SP 800-207ALIGNED

Zero Trust Architecture

All communications authenticated per-request. No implicit trust based on network position. Continuous verification enforced.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5ALIGNED

Security and Privacy Controls

Control families: AC, AU, CA, CM, IA, IR, MA, MP, PE, PL, PS, RA, SA, SC, SI. Continuous monitoring controls implemented.

ISO 27001:2022MAPPED

Information Security Management

Annex A controls mapped. Statement of Applicability available. Risk treatment plan maintained.

GDPR / EU Data ProtectionDESIGNED FOR

Personal Data Processing

Data minimization enforced. No personal data processed in operational telemetry. Sovereign storage guarantees data residency.

FIPS 140-3IN SCOPE

Cryptographic Module Validation

Cryptographic operations designed for FIPS-validated module integration. HSM-backed key storage supported.

SOC 2 Type IIDESIGNED FOR

Trust Services Criteria

Security, availability, and confidentiality criteria addressed in platform design. Audit trail supports examination evidence.

Audit Trail Architecture

All system actions — automated and manual — are recorded in an append-only audit chain. Audit records are cryptographically signed and cannot be modified or deleted after creation.

AUDIT RECORD SCHEMA

{
  "recordId": "uuid",
  "timestamp": "ISO-8601",
  "actor": {
    "type": "system" | "operator",
    "identity": "string",
    "sessionId": "string"
  },
  "action": {
    "type": "string",          // e.g., "key_rotation", "node_isolation"
    "target": "string",        // Affected resource identifier
    "parameters": {},          // Action-specific parameters
    "result": "success" | "failure",
    "duration_ms": number
  },
  "context": {
    "phase": "DecisionPhase",  // Decision pipeline stage
    "triggerEvent": "string",  // Originating event ID
    "policyRule": "string"     // Applied policy reference
  },
  "integrity": {
    "signature": "Ed25519 signature",
    "previousHash": "SHA-256 chain hash",
    "recordHash": "SHA-256 of record content"
  }
}

IMMUTABILITY

Records are append-only. Hash chain ensures integrity verification. Any modification breaks the chain.

NON-REPUDIATION

Every record is signed with the acting entity's key. Operator actions require session-bound signatures.

COMPLETENESS

All state transitions, API calls, and decision engine outputs are recorded. No operational action is unaudited.

AVAILABILITY

Audit records are replicated across sovereign boundary. Available for query during active and forensic investigations.

Data Sovereignty Controls

QECNet provides hardware-enforced data sovereignty. All operational data — including telemetry, audit records, key material, and configuration — remains within the defined sovereign boundary.

DATA RESIDENCY

All data stored within the geographic and jurisdictional boundary specified at deployment. No cross-boundary replication unless explicitly configured.

KEY SOVEREIGNTY

Cryptographic key material never leaves the sovereign boundary. Key generation uses local entropy sources. No cloud-based key management dependencies.

PROCESSING LOCALITY

All computation occurs within the sovereign boundary. No external API calls for decision engine or threat classification.

AUDIT LOCALITY

Audit records stored locally. Export requires explicit authorization and is itself audited.

Certification Mapping

CONTROL AREA

PLATFORM FEATURE

FRAMEWORK REF

Access Control

Session auth, zero-trust verification

NIST AC-*, ISO A.9

Audit & Accountability

Immutable audit chain, signed records

NIST AU-*, ISO A.12.4

Cryptographic Protection

QKD mesh, post-quantum algorithms

NIST SC-12/13, FIPS 140-3

Incident Response

Autonomous response, decision pipeline

NIST IR-*, ISO A.16

System Integrity

Continuous monitoring, node validation

NIST SI-*, ISO A.12.6

Configuration Management

Standalone builds, immutable deploys

NIST CM-*, ISO A.12.1

Risk Assessment

Threat classification, correlation engine

NIST RA-*, ISO A.12.6

Data Protection

Sovereign storage, encryption at rest

GDPR Art. 25/32, ISO A.18

Data Retention Policy

Audit records7 yearsImmutable archive, hash-verified

Threat events90 days active, 2 years archiveCompressed, encrypted archive

Session data24 hours activeDestroyed on expiry

Key material (active)Until rotationHSM-stored, auto-destroyed on retirement

Key material (retired)1 year archiveEncrypted archive, forensic access only

Correlation results1 yearLinked to audit records

Incident Reporting

The platform generates structured incident reports for all events classified at HIGH severity or above. Reports conform to established incident reporting standards and include full decision chain traceability.

INCIDENT REPORT STRUCTURE

INCIDENT REPORT
───────────────
ID:              [Auto-generated UUID]
Classification:  [CRITICAL | HIGH]
Timestamp:       [ISO-8601]
Duration:        [Detection to containment]

SUMMARY
  Threat vector, affected systems, impact assessment

TIMELINE
  [T+0s]    Signal detected
  [T+Xs]    Pattern confirmed
  [T+Xs]    Threat classified
  [T+Xs]    Response authorized
  [T+Xs]    Containment achieved

ACTIONS TAKEN
  - [Action type, target, result, timestamp]

AFFECTED ASSETS
  - [Node ID, type, status change]

EVIDENCE CHAIN
  - [Audit record references]

RECOMMENDATIONS
  - [Post-incident actions]