Retail & E-Commerce Blueprint
This blueprint is in active design. No committed timeline. Content reflects planned architecture based on platform foundation capabilities.
Purpose: For platform engineers and architects, explains the planned Retail blueprint for PCI-DSS scoped environments, burst traffic handling, and payment workload isolation.
Overview
Retail and e-commerce platforms need PCI-DSS compliance for payment workloads, burst scaling for traffic spikes (sales events, holidays), and multi-region resilience. This blueprint extends the platform foundation with scoped security zones, scaling profiles, and payment isolation patterns.
Key Capabilities
| Capability | Description | Foundation Component |
|---|---|---|
| PCI-DSS Scoped Zones | Payment workloads isolated in dedicated namespace with restricted network | NetworkPolicies + Kyverno + namespace isolation |
| Traffic Burst Scaling | HPA and cluster autoscaler patterns for demand spikes | kube-prometheus-stack metrics + HPA configuration |
| Payment Workload Isolation | Cardholder data environment (CDE) separated from general workloads | Node taints + NetworkPolicies + Pod Security Admission |
| Image Provenance | Only signed, scanned images in CDE namespace | Harbor scanning + Kyverno image verification policies |
| Audit Trail | PCI Req 10 logging for all access to cardholder data | Loki + Kubernetes audit logs + Keycloak access logs |
| Encrypted Communications | TLS for all traffic in and out of CDE | cert-manager + Istio mTLS (optional) |
Scaling Profiles
| Profile | Trigger | Mechanism |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Normal traffic | Fixed replica count with HPA floor |
| Burst | Traffic spike detected | HPA scales to configured ceiling |
| Event | Pre-scheduled (sale, launch) | Pre-scaled replicas before event window |
Note: These patterns use Kubernetes-native HPA with Prometheus metrics. KEDA integration is under evaluation but not currently part of the platform foundation services.
PCI-DSS Mapping
| PCI-DSS Requirement | openCenter Control |
|---|---|
| Req 1 — Network segmentation | NetworkPolicies isolating CDE namespace |
| Req 2 — Secure defaults | Kyverno ClusterPolicies + Pod Security Admission |
| Req 3 — Protect stored data | SOPS encryption + Kubernetes at-rest encryption |
| Req 6 — Secure development | GitOps pipeline + Harbor image scanning |
| Req 7 — Restrict access | RBAC Manager + Keycloak group-based access |
| Req 8 — Authentication | Keycloak OIDC + MFA support |
| Req 10 — Logging | Loki + audit logs with defined retention |
| Req 11 — Testing | Kyverno policy reports + drift detection |
Composition
Prerequisites
- Platform Foundation deployed
- Network architecture supporting CDE isolation
- Dedicated node pool for payment workloads
- PCI-DSS compliance program (blueprint provides technical controls)
Further Reading
- Finance Blueprint — overlapping PCI-DSS controls with broader SOC2/NIST coverage
- Platform Foundation — base services
- Blueprint Catalog — all blueprints with status