Security & Trust at BoltPipeline
BoltPipeline is built for teams operating in regulated, high-trust environments. Security, governance, and auditability are core design principles, not add-ons.
TL;DR for Executives
Your data never leaves your environment. BoltPipeline operates using metadata and execution signals only. Pipelines run inside your database or infrastructure, with customer-owned SQL artifacts, full lineage, approval gates, and audit trails. No proprietary runtime. No vendor lock-in.
Boundary-First by Design
BoltPipeline follows a boundary-first security model. Customer data stays inside the customer’s database and network boundary at all times.
- No raw data ingestion into the BoltPipeline control plane
- No data replication, caching, or external storage
- Only metadata, execution signals, and validation results leave the environment
- All executable artifacts are generated as ANSI SQL and remain customer-owned
Architecture & Isolation
In-Environment Agent
A lightweight BoltPipeline Agent runs inside your infrastructure (VPC, warehouse, or controlled environment). It executes validations, profiling, and pipeline logic close to the data.
Metadata-Only Control Plane
The BoltPipeline Command Center coordinates planning, governance, and visibility using metadata and execution signals — never raw data.
Access Control & Identity
- Role-based access control (RBAC) across pipelines and environments
- Approval gates for deploys, changes, and promotions
- Separation of duties between authors, reviewers, and operators
- Pluggable identity and SSO support (roadmap)
Governance, Audit & Compliance
BoltPipeline embeds governance directly into pipeline execution, rather than relying on external documentation or manual reviews.
- Column-level lineage derived from actual execution behavior
- Full change history: who changed what, when, and why
- Approval records and certification gates stored as audit evidence
- Drift detection with explainers and downstream impact analysis
Platform Security Practices
- Encryption in transit and at rest for platform metadata
- Hardened service-to-service communication
- Principle of least privilege applied across services
- Secure defaults with explicit opt-in for elevated capabilities
Compliance & Assurance
BoltPipeline is built with enterprise compliance expectations in mind. Our roadmap includes:
- SOC 2 Type II alignment
- Vendor security reviews and customer assessments
- Penetration testing and independent audits
Detailed security documentation is available under NDA.
Transparency & Contact
We believe trust is built through transparency. If you have questions, need documentation, or want to run a security review, reach out directly.