The objective of this project is to design and develop a Secure Data Sharing Platform based on Zero Trust Architecture principles. The system ensures that every user, device, and access request is continuously verified before granting access, helping students understand modern enterprise security models and secure data sharing mechanisms.
Study Zero Trust Architecture concepts such as “never trust, always verify” and least-privilege access.
Analyze traditional data sharing models and identify their security limitations.
Prepare Software Requirement Specification (SRS) and Zero Trust security workflow documentation.
Design system architecture including authentication service, policy engine, and secure data gateway.
Create database schema for users, roles, devices, policies, shared data, and access logs.
Implement secure user authentication with password hashing and optional multi-factor authentication (OTP simulation).
Develop role-based and policy-based access control for shared data resources.
Implement continuous access validation based on user role, device trust, and session behavior (simulated).
Build secure data upload, download, and sharing modules.
Encrypt sensitive data during storage and transmission (MCA-level enhancement).
Maintain detailed audit logs for all data access and sharing activities.
Develop dashboards to monitor access attempts, trust levels, and policy decisions.
Apply secure coding practices and input validation to prevent unauthorized access.
Perform unit testing, integration testing, and Zero Trust policy validation testing.
Generate reports on data access history and security events.
Prepare complete documentation including ER diagrams, Zero Trust flow diagrams, test cases, and deployment steps.
Deploy the platform locally or on a cloud simulation environment for demonstration.
