Smart Data Platform — Governance & Security Spine

Cross-cutting controls — ontology as the common language, security and GxP compliance as the shield and the truth.

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Smart Data Platform — Governance & Security Spine Two companion panels: Ontology as the common language on the left showing the OntoEurofins layer stack and raw-to-semantic mapping, and Security and Compliance as the shield and truth on the right showing platform security controls and the GxP compliance chain. ef eurofins Smart Data Platform — Governance & Security Spine Cross-cutting controls that apply to every tier and every data flow Ontology the common language of the platform ↗ click to explore knowledge representation & ontology engineering Every dataset, result, and AI response is marked with OntoEurofins topics before leaving the platform Raw columns → semantic topics Raw data temp_C numeric analyst_id string result_val numeric batch_no string instr_serial string method_code string → Semantic topics LIMS:IncubationTemp AFO:AnalystRole LIMS:TestResult AFO:BatchRecord AFO:Instrument LIMS:AnalyticalMethod OntoEurofins layer stack Each layer extends the one below — enabling cross-system semantic reasoning OntoEurofins BPT domain extension — lab instruments, methods, results, regulatory concepts Allotrope Foundation Ontology (AFO) Shared life sciences vocabulary — instruments, assays, measurements, materials Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) Upper ontology — process, object, quality, role, disposition SKOS vocabularies · OWL 2 axioms · SPARQL reasoning · VocBench 3 editing GraphDB triple store · Ontotext RDF repository · AFO-aligned class hierarchy Security & compliance the shield and the truth ↗ click to explore edge & transport security Platform security controls Applied across all tiers — not bolt-on, built-in Identity & access management Zero-trust · workforce SSO · CIAM · MFA · authorization policy · IGA Workload & machine identity Short-lived credentials · managed identity · no hardcoded secrets Secrets & certificate management Key vault · PKI · mTLS · automated cert rotation · TLS 1.3 AI gateway — LLM control plane Prompt & response policy · token budgets · quota · audit log Network segmentation & zero trust Trust zones · microsegmentation · default-deny · audited east-west GxP compliance chain Every deviation is captured, reasoned over, and recorded — immutably Deviation detected event captured Reasoning AI-assisted HITL if required Record immutable audit trail 21 CFR Part 11 · EU Annex 11 · ALCOA+ Attributable · Legible · Contemporaneous · Original · Accurate · Complete Smart Data Platform Governance & Security Spine · Eurofins BPT · v1.0 draft