Security & Governance
Enterprise deployments succeed when identity, isolation, skills, and auditability are treated as first-class requirements. We design OpenClaw deployments to survive real-world security and procurement reviews.
Reality check
Agent runtimes can combine durable permissions, untrusted instructions, and extensible skills. That is why OpenClaw must be deployed with an isolation-first mindset, dedicated credentials, and monitoring.
Core controls we implement
Isolation-first deployment
Deploy in dedicated VMs/containers with restricted network access and hardened configuration.
Trust boundaries
One gateway per trust boundary. Split boundaries for mixed-trust users and teams.
Identity & secrets
Dedicated credentials, least privilege, secret storage, and rotation plan.
Skill governance
Allowlist sources, pin versions, and use review workflows. Treat skills like code installs.
Auditability
Log tool calls, routing decisions, and key actions. Create review-ready reports.
Monitoring + alerting
Health, errors, anomalies, and drift detection; integrate with SIEM where required.
Baseline hardening checklist
60-minute baseline
- Isolated host/container + restricted ingress
- Dedicated credentials with minimal scopes
- Skill allowlist; disable anything unnecessary
- Enable core logs and validate retention
Production baseline
- Segment gateways per trust boundary
- Secret rotation + drift checks
- Change windows + rollback
- Alerting and periodic audit reviews
We do not recommend a single shared gateway for mixed-trust users. Segmentation is a requirement, not an enhancement.
Vulnerability reporting: see Security Disclosure.