Building a Secure Data Pipeline with OCI Data Flow and OCI Data Integration

Setting Up OCI Data Flow

Creating a Data Flow Application:

oci data-flow application create --compartment-id <compartment_OCID> --display-name "MyDataFlowApp" --image-id <image_OCID> --description "Data processing application"

Creating a Data Flow Run:

oci data-flow run create --application-id <application_OCID> --display-name "MyDataFlowRun" --compartment-id <compartment_OCID> --arguments '{"input":"<input_data_location>", "output":"<output_data_location>"}' --wait-for-state SUCCEEDED

Setting Up OCI Data Integration

• Creating a Data Integration Task:
  • Go to Data Integration → Data Tasks → Create Task.
  • Define your task type (e.g., Copy Data, Data Mapping) and configure source and target data stores.
• Setting Up Data Flows:
• Define and configure data flows that transform and move data between different sources and targets.
• Example: Copy data from an OCI Object Storage bucket to a database
• Securing Your Data Pipeline
• Data Encryption:
  • At Rest: Ensure data stored in OCI Object Storage is encrypted using server-side encryption.
  • In Transit: Use HTTPS for secure data transfers between services.
• Access Control:
  • Configure IAM policies to restrict access to data sources and pipelines.
  • Example IAM Policy:

allow group <group_name> to manage data-integrations in compartment <compartment_OCID>

Network Security:

• Use VCNs and subnets to isolate data processing environments.
• Example: Set up a private endpoint for data flow applications.

Monitoring and Managing Data Pipelines

Monitoring Data Flow Runs:

oci data-flow run list --compartment-id <compartment_OCID> --application-id <application_OCID>

Setting Up Alarms:

• Use OCI Monitoring to create alarms based on metrics from data flows and integration tasks.

Example Alarm:

oci monitoring alarm create --compartment-id <compartment_OCID> --display-name "HighErrorRate" --metric-compartment-id <compartment_OCID> --metric-name "error_rate" --threshold 5 --comparison "<" --enabled true

putting in place a safe data pipeline that uses OCI Data Integration to import log data into an OCI Autonomous Database, OCI Data Flow to process the log data, and OCI Object Storage bucket to modify it. To protect the security and integrity of the data, the pipeline has access controls, encryption, and monitoring.

Thank you
Osama