Red October: CloudFlare’s Open Source Implementation of the Two-Man Rule
Cloudflare has developed an open-source service called Red October, which implements a "two-man rule" to protect sensitive data. The two-man rule is a security protocol that requires at least two individuals to perform critical or secure actions. In the context of Red October, this means that no one individual can decrypt sensitive data alone; instead, they must delegate their credentials to the server for a period of time. This service uses cryptographic techniques such as AES encryption and RSA key pairs to ensure the security of the data. The project is currently in beta and is licensed under the 3-clause BSD license. Cloudflare plans to continue releasing improvements to the open-source community and encourages others to contribute their own enhancements.
Company
Cloudflare
Date published
Nov. 21, 2013
Author(s)
Nick Sullivan
Word count
1196
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Language
English