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Compliance Mapping

Relevant controls: IT General Controls (ITGC), access controls, audit trails, change management.

SOX requirementCosmictron capability
Complete, accurate audit trail of financial system transactionsEvent log with Ed25519 signatures and hash chain
Tamper-evident recordsHash chain detects deletion or modification
Non-repudiation of transactionsPer-event signatures bound to caller identity
Access controlsRow-level security, JWT identity, reducer-level capability checks
Segregation of duties for record productionFROST threshold signing requires M-of-N approvals for audit bundle production

Relevant features: Event Signing, Hash Chain, Threshold Signing


FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)

Section titled “FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)”

Relevant rules: Rule 17a-4 (broker-dealer records), WORM storage requirements.

FINRA requirementCosmictron capability
Books and records retained in non-rewriteable, non-erasable formatAppend-only WAL; hash chain detects any modification
Records available for examinationAudit bundle export with full event history
Trusted timestamps on recordsRFC 3161 timestamp tokens from accredited TSA
Third-party verification possibleStandalone bundle verifier; no server connection required

Relevant features: Audit Bundles, Timestamping


HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

Section titled “HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)”

Relevant rules: Security Rule (45 CFR 164.312), audit controls, integrity, transmission security.

HIPAA requirementCosmictron capability
Audit controls — hardware/software activity recordedAll reducer calls logged in WAL with identity, timestamp
Integrity controls — data not improperly alteredHash chain; Ed25519 signatures
PHI access controlsRow-level security with #[rls] policies
PHI encryption at restPII Gate (AES-256-GCM envelope encryption)
GDPR-style right to erasure (state-level)DEK deletion in PII Gate renders PHI unreadable
Transmission securityTLS on all protocol surfaces (WebSocket, HTTP, PgWire)

Relevant features: PII Gate, Event Signing, Row-Level Security


21 CFR Part 11 (FDA Electronic Records / Electronic Signatures)

Section titled “21 CFR Part 11 (FDA Electronic Records / Electronic Signatures)”

This regulation applies to pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies using electronic records.

21 CFR Part 11 requirementCosmictron capability
§ 11.10(e) — Audit trail with date/time stampsWAL with per-event timestamps; RFC 3161 TSA tokens
§ 11.10(e) — Audit trail computer-generated, not modifiableAppend-only WAL; hash chain; signatures
§ 11.50 — Signed records identify signerEd25519 signature bound to sender_identity
§ 11.50(b) — Signatures indicate time/dateRFC 3161 timestamp tokens
§ 11.100 — Unique signaturesIdentity-keyed Ed25519 keys per principal
§ 11.200 — Biometric or non-biometric signaturesEd25519 constitutes a non-biometric electronic signature

Relevant features: Event Signing, Timestamping, Audit Bundles


GxP (Good Practice guidelines — pharma, medical devices)

Section titled “GxP (Good Practice guidelines — pharma, medical devices)”

GxP encompasses GMP, GLP, GCP (Good Manufacturing/Laboratory/Clinical Practice).

GxP requirementCosmictron capability
Data integrity (ALCOA+: Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, Accurate)All five ALCOA+ attributes addressed by event log design
Attributablesender_identity in every event
ContemporaneousRFC 3161 trusted timestamps
OriginalAppend-only; hash chain prevents modification
AccurateBSATN binary encoding is deterministic and schema-validated
Audit trailFull WAL export with verification

Relevant features: All compliance features apply. See Audit Bundles for the primary deliverable.


Before going live in a regulated environment:

  • Enable event_signing = true in [compliance]
  • Configure RFC 3161 TSA (accredited for your jurisdiction)
  • Set up FROST threshold signing if M-of-N approval is required
  • Configure PII Gate for all PHI/PII fields
  • Schedule regular audit bundle exports to immutable storage
  • Test bundle verification with the standalone verifier
  • Document key rotation procedures and test them
  • Review row-level security policies with your compliance team
  • Engage a qualified auditor to review your deployment