Architecture

Technical deep dives into TWNstack system architecture.

Overview

TWNstack is built on a microservices architecture designed for scalability, reliability, and ease of deployment.

Core Components

API Gateway

• Technology: Kong / Nginx
• Purpose: Request routing, authentication, rate limiting
• Scaling: Horizontal with load balancer

Service Mesh

• Technology: Istio
• Features: mTLS, traffic management, observability
• Benefits: Zero-trust security, canary deployments

Data Layer

Primary Database

• PostgreSQL: Primary transactional data
• Redis: Caching and session storage
• TimescaleDB: Time-series metrics data

Message Queue

• NATS: Event streaming and service communication
• RabbitMQ: Background job processing

CreatureGRC Architecture

Compliance Engine

┌─────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐     ┌─────────────┐
│   Policy    │────▶│  Assessment  │────▶│   Report    │
│   Engine    │     │   Engine     │     │   Engine    │
└─────────────┘     └──────────────┘     └─────────────┘

Data Flow

1. Policies defined in YAML/JSON
2. Automated scans collect evidence
3. Risk scoring algorithms evaluate compliance
4. Dashboards display real-time status

OpenSentinel Architecture

Security Pipeline

┌──────────┐   ┌──────────┐   ┌──────────┐   ┌──────────┐
│ Collect  │──▶│  Parse   │──▶│ Analyze  │──▶│ Respond  │
└──────────┘   └──────────┘   └──────────┘   └──────────┘

Components

• eBPF Collectors: Kernel-level event capture
• Stream Processor: Real-time log analysis
• Threat Intelligence: Integration with external feeds
• SOAR Playbooks: Automated response workflows

SOAPBOX Architecture

Marketing Automation

• Campaign Engine: Multi-channel campaign orchestration
• Analytics Pipeline: Conversion tracking and attribution
• Personalization: ML-based content recommendations

Integration Layer

• REST APIs for third-party integrations
• Webhook support for real-time events
• Plugin architecture for custom extensions

Deployment

Kubernetes Setup

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: twnstack-core
spec:
  replicas: 3
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: twnstack

Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform for cloud provisioning
• Helm charts for Kubernetes deployments
• Ansible for server configuration

Security

Authentication

• OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect
• JWT tokens with short expiration
• MFA support for admin accounts

Network Security

• Private subnets for internal services
• VPC peering for multi-region setups
• DDoS protection at edge

Monitoring

Observability Stack

• Metrics: Prometheus + Grafana
• Logs: Loki + Grafana
• Traces: Jaeger

Alerting

• PagerDuty integration
• Slack notifications
• Custom webhook endpoints