Security Guidelines

Security is a top priority for AgentArea. This guide covers security best practices, configuration recommendations, and how to deploy AgentArea securely in production environments.

🔒 Security Overview

AgentArea implements defense-in-depth security principles:

Authentication & Authorization

JWT-based authentication
Role-based access control (RBAC)
API key management
Session management

Infrastructure Security

Container isolation
Network segmentation
Secrets management
Audit logging

🔐 Authentication & Authorization

JWT Authentication

AgentArea uses JSON Web Tokens for secure authentication:

# Example: Configuring JWT settings
SECURITY_SETTINGS = {
    "jwt_secret_key": "your-256-bit-secret-key",
    "jwt_algorithm": "HS256",
    "jwt_expiry_hours": 24,
    "jwt_refresh_days": 7
}

Critical: Always use a strong, randomly generated secret key in production. Never commit secrets to version control.

Role-Based Access Control

Configure user roles and permissions:

User Roles
API Key Management

roles:
  admin:
    permissions: ["*"]
    description: "Full system access"
  
  developer:
    permissions: 
      - "agents:create"
      - "agents:read"
      - "agents:update"
      - "agents:delete"
      - "conversations:read"
    description: "Agent development and management"
  
  viewer:
    permissions:
      - "agents:read"
      - "conversations:read"
    description: "Read-only access"

# Create API key with specific permissions
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/v1/auth/api-keys \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "name": "production-service",
    "permissions": ["agents:read", "conversations:create"],
    "expires_in_days": 90
  }'

🔧 Secure Configuration

Environment Variables

Never store sensitive data in configuration files:

# Required security environment variables
export JWT_SECRET_KEY="your-long-random-secret-key"
export DATABASE_URL="postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/db"
export REDIS_URL="redis://localhost:6379"
export MCP_MANAGER_API_KEY="your-mcp-manager-key"

# Optional security settings
export CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS="https://yourdomain.com"
export API_RATE_LIMIT="100/hour"
export SESSION_TIMEOUT_MINUTES=30

Database Security

Network Security

Firewall Rules

# Only allow necessary ports
# 80/443: HTTP/HTTPS traffic
# 8000: AgentArea API (internal)
# 5432: PostgreSQL (internal)
# 6379: Redis (internal)

TLS Configuration

# Traefik TLS configuration
tls:
  minimum_version: "1.2"
  cipher_suites:
    - "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384"
    - "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256"

🐳 Container Security

Docker Security Best Practices

Base Image Security
Runtime Security

# Use minimal, security-focused base images
FROM python:3.11-slim-bullseye

# Run as non-root user
RUN adduser --disabled-password --gecos '' agentarea
USER agentarea

# Set security-focused labels
LABEL maintainer="[email protected]"
LABEL security.scan="enabled"

# docker-compose.yml security settings
services:
  agentarea-api:
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    read_only: true
    tmpfs:
      - /tmp
    cap_drop:
      - ALL
    cap_add:
      - NET_BIND_SERVICE

Secrets Management

Never include secrets in Docker images or environment files committed to version control.

# Use Docker secrets or external secret management
secrets:
  jwt_secret:
    external: true
  db_password:
    external: true

services:
  api:
    secrets:
      - jwt_secret
      - db_password

🔍 Security Monitoring & Logging

Audit Logging

Enable comprehensive audit logging:

# Security events to log
SECURITY_LOG_EVENTS = [
    "user_login",
    "user_logout", 
    "api_key_created",
    "api_key_deleted",
    "agent_created",
    "agent_deleted",
    "permission_changed",
    "failed_authentication",
    "rate_limit_exceeded"
]

Security Metrics

Monitor these security-related metrics:

Authentication Metrics

Failed login attempts
API key usage patterns
Session duration and timeouts
Permission denial events

System Metrics

Resource usage anomalies
Network connection patterns
Container restart events
Database access patterns

🚨 Incident Response

Security Incident Process

Detection

Monitor logs and alerts for security events

# Example: Monitor failed authentication attempts
grep "authentication_failed" /var/log/agentarea/security.log

Containment

Immediately isolate affected systems and revoke compromised credentials

# Revoke API key
curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8000/v1/auth/api-keys/{key_id}

Investigation

Analyze logs, identify scope of impact, and determine root cause

Recovery

Apply patches, update credentials, and restore normal operations

Lessons Learned

Document incident and improve security measures

Emergency Procedures

🔒 Secure Deployment

Production Checklist

Kubernetes Security

Pod Security
Network Policies

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
spec:
  securityContext:
    runAsNonRoot: true
    runAsUser: 1000
    fsGroup: 2000
  containers:
  - name: agentarea
    securityContext:
      allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
      readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
      capabilities:
        drop:
        - ALL

apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: NetworkPolicy
metadata:
  name: agentarea-network-policy
spec:
  podSelector:
    matchLabels:
      app: agentarea
  policyTypes:
  - Ingress
  - Egress
  ingress:
  - from:
    - podSelector:
        matchLabels:
          app: frontend
    ports:
    - protocol: TCP
      port: 8000

🛡️ Security Testing

Automated Security Testing

# Security testing pipeline
make security-test

# Specific security checks
bandit src/                    # Python security linting
safety check requirements.txt # Dependency vulnerability scanning
docker scan agentarea:latest  # Container image scanning

Penetration Testing

Regular security assessments should include:

Application Security

Input validation testing
Authentication bypass attempts
Authorization privilege escalation
SQL injection and XSS testing

Infrastructure Security

Network penetration testing
Container escape attempts
Kubernetes security assessment
Cloud configuration review

📞 Reporting Security Issues

Responsible Disclosure

Important: Do not create public GitHub issues for security vulnerabilities.

To report security vulnerabilities:

Email: [email protected]
PGP Key: Available on our website for encrypted communication
Response Time: We aim to respond within 24 hours
Disclosure Timeline: 90 days for non-critical, 30 days for critical

Bug Bounty Program

We offer rewards for valid security reports:

Critical: $500-$ 2000
High: $200-$ 500
Medium: $50-$ 200
Low: $25-$ 50

📚 Security Resources

Standards & Frameworks

Tools & Resources

Bandit - Python security linter
Safety - Dependency scanner
Docker Bench - Container security
Kube-bench - Kubernetes security

Security is everyone’s responsibility. If you have questions about security practices or need help implementing security measures, please reach out to our community or security team.

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Examples

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Resources

Community

​Security Guidelines

​🔒 Security Overview

Authentication & Authorization

Infrastructure Security

​🔐 Authentication & Authorization

​JWT Authentication

​Role-Based Access Control

​🔧 Secure Configuration

​Environment Variables

​Database Security

​Network Security

Firewall Rules

TLS Configuration

​🐳 Container Security

​Docker Security Best Practices

​Secrets Management

​🔍 Security Monitoring & Logging

​Audit Logging

​Security Metrics

Authentication Metrics

System Metrics

​🚨 Incident Response

​Security Incident Process

​Emergency Procedures

​🔒 Secure Deployment

​Production Checklist

​Kubernetes Security

​🛡️ Security Testing

​Automated Security Testing

​Penetration Testing

Application Security

Infrastructure Security

​📞 Reporting Security Issues

​Responsible Disclosure

​Bug Bounty Program

​📚 Security Resources

Standards & Frameworks

Tools & Resources

Security Guidelines

🔒 Security Overview

🔐 Authentication & Authorization

JWT Authentication

Role-Based Access Control

🔧 Secure Configuration

Environment Variables

Database Security

Network Security

🐳 Container Security

Docker Security Best Practices

Secrets Management

🔍 Security Monitoring & Logging

Audit Logging

Security Metrics

🚨 Incident Response

Security Incident Process

Emergency Procedures

🔒 Secure Deployment

Production Checklist

Kubernetes Security

🛡️ Security Testing

Automated Security Testing

Penetration Testing

📞 Reporting Security Issues

Responsible Disclosure

Bug Bounty Program

📚 Security Resources