Technical Specifications – GoverningLayer

Technical Specifications

Complete technical details, architecture diagrams, performance metrics, and infrastructure requirements for GoverningLayer.

Performance & Scale

Built for enterprise-grade performance with guaranteed SLAs.

Policy Evaluation
<2ms
Average decision latency including cryptographic validation and audit logging (p50: 1.2ms, p99: 3.8ms)
Throughput
1M+
Evaluations per second per cluster with horizontal scaling to billions per day
Uptime SLA
99.99%
Guaranteed availability with automatic failover and multi-region redundancy
Concurrent Policies
10,000+
Active policies per tenant with intelligent caching and evaluation optimization
ML Inference
<50ms
Machine learning model inference time for complex anomaly detection and risk scoring
API Rate Limit
10K/sec
Requests per second per API key (burst: 50K/sec) with custom limits for enterprise

System Architecture

Five-layer architecture designed for scalability, reliability, and security.

1
API Gateway Layer
REST API
GraphQL
gRPC
WebSocket
Rate Limiter
Load Balancer
Authentication
2
Policy Evaluation Engine
Rule Parser
Condition Evaluator
Context Resolver
Decision Engine
Cache Manager
Priority Queue
3
AI/ML Processing Layer
TensorFlow Serving
Model Registry
Feature Store
Anomaly Detection
Risk Scoring
A/B Testing
4
Data & Audit Layer
PostgreSQL
Redis
Elasticsearch
Blockchain
Time-Series DB
Object Storage
5
Integration Layer
Cloud Connectors
Event Stream
Webhook Manager
SDK Runtime
Plugin System
Monitoring

Technology Stack

Built with modern, battle-tested technologies for reliability and performance.

⚙️ Core Runtime
  • Go 1.21+ (evaluation engine)
  • Node.js 20+ (API services)
  • Python 3.11+ (ML models)
  • Rust (cryptography)
🗄️ Databases
  • PostgreSQL 16 (policies)
  • Redis 7 (caching)
  • InfluxDB (metrics)
  • Elasticsearch 8 (audit logs)
  • Neo4j (relationships)
🤖 AI/ML
  • TensorFlow 2.15
  • PyTorch 2.1
  • scikit-learn 1.4
  • MLflow (tracking)
  • Feast (feature store)
⛓️ Blockchain
  • Ethereum (mainnet)
  • Polygon (L2)
  • Hyperledger Fabric
  • IPFS (storage)
☁️ Infrastructure
  • Kubernetes 1.29
  • Docker 25
  • Terraform (IaC)
  • Istio (service mesh)
  • Prometheus + Grafana
🔐 Security
  • HashiCorp Vault (secrets)
  • Keycloak (auth)
  • mTLS (encryption)
  • HSM integration
  • SIEM integration

API Specifications

RESTful API following OpenAPI 3.1 specification with comprehensive endpoints.

Base URL
https://api.governinglayer.com/v1

Core Endpoints

POST /authorize

Evaluate a policy and get an authorization decision. Returns allowed/denied with reasoning.

POST /policies

Create a new policy or update an existing one. Supports YAML and JSON formats.

GET /policies/:id

Retrieve a specific policy by ID including version history and deployment status.

GET /audit

Query audit trail with filtering, pagination, and blockchain verification.

POST /ml-models

Deploy machine learning models for use in ML-powered policies.

GET /compliance/report

Generate compliance reports for specific frameworks (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.).

POST /webhooks

Register webhooks for real-time notifications on policy events.

GET /analytics

Access analytics data including policy performance, denial rates, and trends.

Security & Encryption

Military-grade security with multiple layers of protection.

Data Encryption

✓ AES-256 at rest
✓ TLS 1.3 in transit
✓ Field-level encryption

Authentication

✓ API keys
✓ OAuth 2.0
✓ mTLS certificates
✓ JWT tokens

Cryptographic Signing

✓ SHA-256 hashing
✓ ECDSA signatures
✓ HSM integration

Audit Trail

✓ Blockchain-backed
✓ Tamper-proof logs
✓ Merkle tree verification

Network Security

✓ VPC isolation
✓ DDoS protection
✓ WAF
✓ Private endpoints

Compliance

✓ SOC 2 Type II
✓ ISO 27001
✓ FIPS 140-2

Compliance & Certifications

Pre-certified for major regulatory frameworks worldwide.

🇪🇺
EU AI Act
✓ Certified
🇹🇼
Taiwan AI Basic Act
✓ Certified
🔒
GDPR
✓ Certified
🏥
HIPAA
✓ Certified
💳
PCI DSS
✓ Level 1
🛡️
SOC 2 Type II
✓ Certified
📋
ISO 27001
✓ Certified
🇺🇸
CCPA
✓ Compliant
💊
FDA 510(k)
✓ Compatible
🔐
FIPS 140-2
✓ Validated
🌐
HL7 FHIR
✓ Compatible
📊
NIST CSF
✓ Aligned

Deployment Options

Flexible deployment to meet your infrastructure requirements.

Deployment Model Description Use Case SLA
Cloud SaaS Fully managed multi-tenant cloud service Fastest time to value, automatic updates 99.99%
Private Cloud Dedicated single-tenant cloud instance Data residency requirements, isolation 99.99%
On-Premise Self-hosted on your infrastructure Maximum control, air-gapped environments Custom
Hybrid Combination of cloud and on-premise Gradual migration, specific workloads 99.9%
Edge Distributed edge locations Low latency, IoT, offline capability 99.9%

Infrastructure Requirements

Minimum (Small)

  • • 4 vCPUs
  • • 16GB RAM
  • • 100GB SSD
  • • 1Gbps network
  • • Up to 10K req/sec

Recommended (Medium)

  • • 16 vCPUs
  • • 64GB RAM
  • • 500GB SSD
  • • 10Gbps network
  • • Up to 100K req/sec

Enterprise (Large)

  • • 64+ vCPUs
  • • 256GB+ RAM
  • • 2TB+ SSD
  • • 25Gbps+ network
  • • 1M+ req/sec

SDK Support

Official SDKs for all major programming languages and platforms.

Language Package Version Status
JavaScript/Node.js @governinglayer/sdk 3.2.1 ✓ Stable
Python governinglayer 3.2.0 ✓ Stable
Go github.com/governinglayer/go-sdk 3.1.5 ✓ Stable
Java com.governinglayer:sdk 3.1.3 ✓ Stable
Ruby governinglayer 3.0.8 ✓ Stable
PHP governinglayer/sdk 3.0.5 ✓ Stable
C#/.NET GoverningLayer.SDK 3.0.2 ✓ Stable
Rust governinglayer 2.5.1 ⚠ Beta

Questions About Specifications?

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