Security & ComplianceArchitecture
Enterprise-grade security built for institutional finance. CampusChain Intelligence is designed from the ground up to meet the security, privacy, and regulatory requirements of university treasury, compliance, and IT security teams.
Transparency Notice — SOC 2 Status
CampusChain Intelligence has not yet completed a SOC 2 Type II audit. A SOC 2 audit is on our security roadmap and is a planned milestone. We are documenting our security controls, access management, and incident response procedures in preparation for a formal audit engagement. This page accurately reflects our current architecture and our compliance roadmap — we do not claim certifications we have not earned.
CampusChain Intelligence Compliance Monitoring: live OFAC sanctions screening with ML confidence scoring, flagged wallet addresses, entity-level results, and scheduled report delivery — all immutably logged on-chain.
Regulatory Alignment
CampusChain is designed to operate within the regulatory environment that institutional finance teams navigate daily. Below is an honest account of where we are — and where we're headed.
SOC 2 Type II
PlannedSOC 2 Type II audits are the gold standard for SaaS security assurance in enterprise procurement. Our roadmap includes formal engagement with a qualified auditor to evaluate our security, availability, and confidentiality controls.
⚠ SOC 2 Type II audit has not yet been completed. We do not claim SOC 2 compliance.
GLBA Safeguards Rule
In ProgressThe Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Safeguards Rule requires financial institutions — including many universities that offer financial products — to implement an information security program. CampusChain's architecture aligns with core GLBA requirements: access controls, encryption of customer financial information, risk assessment processes, and incident response planning.
Architecture aligned. Policy documentation and formal program documentation in progress.
OFAC Sanctions Screening
ImplementedAll stablecoin transactions processed through CampusChain are screened in real-time against the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. Wallet addresses, counterparties, and transaction metadata are checked before settlement. This is a core compliance requirement for any institution handling crypto assets.
✓ Real-time OFAC screening integration is implemented and active.
FERPA Adjacency
In ProgressFERPA protects the privacy of student education records. While CampusChain primarily handles treasury and payment flow data rather than academic records, international tuition payment processing creates adjacency to student financial data. We apply data minimization principles — collecting only what is necessary for payment verification — and enforce role-based access controls so student-linked financial data is never exposed to unauthorized users.
Data minimization and access controls applied. Formal FERPA impact analysis planned.
How We Protect Your Data
Security is not a layer we added — it is the foundation the platform is built on. Every architectural decision was made with institutional security requirements in mind.
TLS 1.3 In Transit
All connections to and from the platform use TLS 1.3, the most current standard for transport encryption. No unencrypted data channels exist in the architecture.
Hardware-Level Encryption at Rest
Data stored on the Internet Computer is encrypted at the hardware level by the ICP node infrastructure. This is not software-layer encryption — it is enforced by the physical computing substrate.
Immutable Audit Logs
Every financial transaction, compliance event, user action, and system state change is written to an append-only audit log. Records cannot be altered or deleted — only appended.
ICP Data Residency
The Internet Computer's decentralized architecture means no single cloud vendor controls your data. There is no AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud dependency — and no single government subpoena surface.
Framework Status
A transparent view of which regulatory frameworks we are aligned with and the current implementation stage for each.
| Framework | Status |
|---|---|
SOC 2 Type II Financial data security, availability, and confidentiality Audit roadmap in progress — not yet completed | Planned |
GLBA Safeguards Rule Student financial data protection and institutional controls Architecture aligned; policy documentation underway | In Progress |
OFAC Sanctions Screening Stablecoin transaction compliance and counterparty checks Real-time screening integration active | Implemented |
FERPA Adjacency Student record data considerations in institutional context Data minimization and access controls applied | In Progress |
ISO 27001 Information security management system Post-SOC 2 roadmap item | Planned |
NIST CSF Cybersecurity framework alignment and risk management Controls mapped to Identify, Protect, Detect functions | In Progress |
Why ICP Changes the Security Equation
Most enterprise SaaS is built on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. That means your institution's financial data lives on infrastructure controlled by a single commercial entity — subject to their outage risks, their jurisdiction, and their subpoena compliance obligations. CampusChain is different.
No Single Vendor Lock-In
The Internet Computer Protocol runs on a globally distributed network of independent node providers. No single company — including DFINITY — can unilaterally control or shut down the network.
Hardware-Level Encryption
ICP nodes encrypt data at the hardware level using HSMs (Hardware Security Modules). This is not software encryption — the physical substrate enforces it regardless of application-layer configuration.
Canister-Based Data Isolation
Each institution's data is stored in isolated canisters — smart contract containers with deterministic execution. Cross-tenant data access is architecturally impossible, not just policy-controlled.
Geographic Distribution
ICP data is replicated across geographically distributed node providers in multiple jurisdictions. There is no single data center, no single point of failure, and no single government subpoena surface.
What This Means for Your IT Security Team
When your institution's IT security team reviews CampusChain, they will not find an AWS S3 bucket or a GCP Compute instance. They will find a canister deployment on the Internet Computer — a fundamentally different architecture that provides hardware-level security guarantees without relying on a single cloud vendor's security posture. For institutions concerned about vendor dependency risk or jurisdictional data sovereignty, this is a meaningful differentiator.
Need Security Documentation?
Have questions about our security posture or need documentation for your IT security review? We understand institutional procurement requirements. Reach out directly — we will respond within 2 business days.