PII Catalog VPC Private Subnet Proxy Deployment

A PII Catalog VPC Private Subnet Proxy Deployment allows sensitive data to sit behind hardened walls while providing a controlled channel for approved access. The architecture begins with a private subnet inside your AWS VPC. No direct inbound traffic touches the catalog. Instead, a proxy—often Nginx or Envoy—operates inside a bastion or transit node. This proxy handles requests, applies authentication, logs every action, and forwards only what meets strict rules.

In this pattern, the proxy is not just middleware—it is the single ingress point to your PII environment. Deployed within the same VPC, it routes requests to the private subnet via internal DNS or direct IP. TLS termination happens at the proxy, with backend connections encrypted end-to-end. IAM roles and security groups enforce fine-grained access so that systems pulling from the PII catalog cannot overreach.

For scalability, use an autoscaling group or container orchestration inside the VPC. Load balancers in a public subnet forward to the proxy in the private subnet. This layered design keeps the PII catalog isolated while still reachable through controlled pipelines. Every packet either passes or dies at the proxy based on explicit policy.

Logging and monitoring are mandatory. Ship logs to secure storage via CloudWatch or an ELK stack. Audit both proxy-level and application-level actions. Regularly rotate keys and certificates. Test failover; the proxy should recover in seconds without exposing the VPC or its private subnet.

Compliance teams need proof. Build automated tests that ensure the proxy never leaks source IPs or metadata. Keep security group rules minimal—deny by default, allow by exception. In a zero-trust model, this PII catalog VPC private subnet proxy deployment is the core of operational integrity.

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