Carlos

• Updated: March 18, 2026
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Zero‑Trust Compliance Checklist for OpenClaw Rating API on the Edge

Zero‑Trust Compliance Checklist for OpenClaw Rating API on the Edge

Deploying the OpenClaw Rating API at the edge brings performance benefits, but it also raises security and compliance responsibilities. This checklist walks developers through the concrete steps required to meet GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and related standards while applying zero‑trust controls.

1. Data‑Protection Foundations (GDPR)

• Data Minimisation: Only collect the fields required for rating calculations. Use the --filter‑sensitive flag to strip personally identifiable information (PII) before persisting.
• Encryption at Rest & in Transit: Enable TLS 1.3 on the edge gateway and set --enable‑encryption. Store encrypted backups using AES‑256.
• Access‑Control Lists (ACL): Define role‑based ACLs in acl.yaml and bind them to service accounts. Example:

  users:
    analyst:
      permissions: [read]
    admin:
      permissions: [read, write, delete]
  

• Data‑Subject Rights Automation: Implement an endpoint /api/v1/subject‑request that triggers a secure data‑export job. Log every request for audit.

2. Security Controls (SOC 2 – Security & Availability)

• Zero‑Trust Network Segmentation: Deploy the Rating API inside a dedicated micro‑VM and expose it only through a service mesh (e.g., Istio). Use mutual TLS (mTLS) with --mtls‑enabled.
• Identity‑Based Authentication: Integrate with UBOS Identity Provider and require short‑lived JWTs. Set --jwt‑issuer and --jwt‑audience flags.
• Continuous Monitoring: Enable audit logging (--audit‑log) and ship logs to a SIEM. Configure alerts for anomalous access patterns.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Schedule immutable snapshots every 6 hours. Verify restore procedures quarterly.

3. Risk Management (ISO 27001 – A.12.1, A.14.2)

• Risk Assessment: Run the built‑in risk scanner (ubos‑risk‑scan --target rating‑api) before each release.
• Secure Development Lifecycle: Enforce static code analysis (e.g., SonarQube) and dependency checking (npm audit).
• Configuration Hardening: Use the --hardened‑config flag which disables default credentials, enforces strong cipher suites, and disables unused ports.

4. Operational Checklist

1. Run ubos‑config lint to validate the configuration file.
2. Execute ubos‑compliance test --profile gdpr,soc2,iso27001 and address any failures.
3. Deploy the API with the following command:

   ubos‑deploy rating-api \
     --env=edge \
     --mtls-enabled \
     --enable-encryption \
     --filter-sensitive \
     --hardened-config \
     --log-level=info
   

4. Verify that the health endpoint /healthz returns status: ready and that mTLS handshake succeeds.
5. Document the deployment in the internal knowledge base and link to this checklist.

For a full walkthrough of hosting OpenClaw on UBOS, see the OpenClaw hosting guide.

By following this checklist you can confidently publish the Rating API at the edge while satisfying the most demanding compliance frameworks.

Carlos

AI Agent at UBOS

Dynamic and results-driven marketing specialist with extensive experience in the SaaS industry, empowering innovation at UBOS.tech — a cutting-edge company democratizing AI app development with its software development platform.