SCBE-AETHERMOORE Product Readiness Plan

Status: Patent Filed (Provisional) Goal: Production-ready for bank pilot Timeline: 6-8 weeks

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Phase 1: API Layer (Week 1-2)

1.1 REST API Endpoints

Endpoint	Method	Purpose
POST /v1/authorize	POST	Main governance decision
POST /v1/agents	POST	Register new agent
GET /v1/agents/{id}	GET	Get agent trust score
POST /v1/consensus	POST	Multi-sig approval
GET /v1/audit/{decision_id}	GET	Retrieve decision audit
GET /v1/health	GET	Health check

1.2 Request/Response Format

// POST /v1/authorize
{
  "agent_id": "fraud-detector-001",
  "action": "READ",
  "target": "transaction_stream",
  "context": {
    "sensitivity": 0.3,
    "requires_consensus": false
  }
}

// Response
{
  "decision": "ALLOW",
  "decision_id": "dec_abc123",
  "score": 0.680,
  "explanation": {
    "trust_score": 0.92,
    "distance": 0.251,
    "risk_factor": 0.03
  },
  "token": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJFZDI1NTE5In0...",
  "expires_at": "2026-01-22T15:00:00Z"
}

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Phase 2: Authentication & Security (Week 2-3)

2.1 Authentication Options

Method	Use Case	Implementation
API Key	Simple integration	Header: X-API-Key
mTLS	High security	Client certificates
OAuth2	Enterprise SSO	JWT tokens

2.2 Security Hardening

• Rate limiting (100 req/sec default)
• Input validation (Pydantic models)
• Request signing (HMAC-SHA256)
• TLS 1.3 only
• Audit logging (all decisions)

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Phase 3: Deployment (Week 3-4)

3.1 Docker Package

FROM python:3.11-slim
WORKDIR /app
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
COPY src/ ./src/
COPY api/ ./api/
EXPOSE 8080
CMD ["uvicorn", "api.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8080"]

3.2 Docker Compose (Full Stack)

version: '3.8'
services:
  scbe-api:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    environment:
      - SCBE_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
      - SCBE_AUDIT_ENABLED=true

  redis:
    image: redis:7-alpine
    ports:
      - "6379:6379"

  prometheus:
    image: prom/prometheus
    ports:
      - "9090:9090"

3.3 Kubernetes (Helm Chart)

scbe-helm/
├── Chart.yaml
├── values.yaml
├── templates/
│   ├── deployment.yaml
│   ├── service.yaml
│   ├── configmap.yaml
│   └── ingress.yaml

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Phase 4: Observability (Week 4-5)

4.1 Structured Logging

{
  "timestamp": "2026-01-22T14:30:00Z",
  "level": "INFO",
  "event": "governance_decision",
  "decision_id": "dec_abc123",
  "agent_id": "fraud-detector-001",
  "action": "READ",
  "target": "transaction_stream",
  "decision": "ALLOW",
  "score": 0.680,
  "latency_ms": 2.3
}

4.2 Metrics (Prometheus)

Metric	Type	Description
scbe_decisions_total	Counter	Total decisions by type
scbe_decision_latency_ms	Histogram	Decision latency
scbe_agent_trust_score	Gauge	Current trust scores
scbe_consensus_rounds	Counter	Consensus attempts

4.3 SIEM Integration

• Splunk: HTTP Event Collector
• QRadar: Syslog forwarding
• Elastic: Filebeat shipper

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Phase 5: Integration (Week 5-6)

5.1 SDK/Client Libraries

# Python SDK
from scbe import SCBEClient

client = SCBEClient(api_key="sk_...")
decision = client.authorize(
    agent_id="fraud-detector-001",
    action="READ",
    target="transaction_stream"
)

if decision.allowed:
    # Proceed with action
    pass

5.2 Webhook Support

// Webhook payload for QUARANTINE decisions
{
  "event": "decision.quarantine",
  "decision_id": "dec_abc123",
  "agent_id": "analyst-bot-042",
  "action": "EXPORT",
  "target": "customer_summary",
  "requires_review": true,
  "review_url": "https://dashboard.scbe.io/review/dec_abc123"
}

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Phase 6: Compliance (Week 6-8)

6.1 Documentation

• API documentation (OpenAPI 3.0)
• Integration guide
• Security whitepaper
• Incident response runbook

6.2 Compliance Mapping

Standard	Status	Action Required
SOC 2 Type I	Not started	Engage auditor
ISO 27001	Not started	Gap assessment
PCI-DSS	Partial	Document controls
GDPR	Partial	Data flow mapping

6.3 Security Audit

• Penetration test (third-party)
• Code review (static analysis)
• Dependency audit (Snyk/Dependabot)

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Implementation Priority

Must Have (Week 1-4)

1. REST API with 6 endpoints
2. API key authentication
3. Docker deployment
4. Basic logging

Should Have (Week 4-6)

1. Prometheus metrics
2. SIEM integration (Splunk)
3. Python SDK
4. OpenAPI docs

Nice to Have (Week 6-8)

1. Webhook support
2. Kubernetes Helm chart
3. OAuth2 support
4. Dashboard UI

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Cost Estimate

Item	Cost	Notes
Development (6 weeks)	$30-50K	Contractor or in-house
Security audit	$15-25K	Third-party pentest
SOC 2 Type I	$20-40K	First-time certification
Infrastructure (monthly)	$500-2K	Cloud hosting
Total to Pilot-Ready	$65-115K

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Quick Start: What We Can Build Today

I can start building the API layer right now:

1. FastAPI server with 6 endpoints
2. API key auth (simple but secure)
3. Structured logging
4. Docker packaging
5. OpenAPI documentation

This gives you a deployable service in ~2-3 hours.