Axis control plane

Axis is where operators manage policy lifecycle for Aegis deployments: define controls, stage rollouts, monitor behavior, and export evidence for governance.

Axis

Built for safe change

  • Policy orchestration by environment and scope
  • Rollout safety controls and rollback workflows
  • Telemetry and posture visibility
  • Audit receipts for operational and compliance review

Who this is for

Teams that need policy orchestration

  • Operators coordinating rollout windows across multiple environments.
  • Security owners who need explicit approval points and rollback controls.
  • Organizations that require evidence of who changed policy and when.

Key capabilities

Inventory and policy flow via Axis control plane
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Policy orchestration

Define transit policy once and distribute it to Aegis agents with scoped targeting controls.

Rollout safety

Move from canary to wider coverage with approval gates and rollback checkpoints.

Telemetry and posture

Review negotiation and rollout outcomes before increasing rollout scope.

Audit receipts

Preserve policy decision history so incident and compliance reviews can reconstruct changes.

Trust boundary with Aegis

Axis responsibilities

  • Owns policy intent, rollout controls, and operator workflows.
  • Maintains audit receipts and policy history.
  • Does not directly proxy or terminate application traffic.

Aegis responsibilities

  • Executes policy in traffic paths.
  • Reports enforcement outcomes and compatibility signals.
  • Does not replace Axis governance controls.

Axis + Aegis working model

  • Axis controls lifecycle and rollout intent.
  • Aegis enforces controls in live traffic boundaries.
  • Telemetry returns to Axis for operator decisions.
  • Receipts support operations and governance workflows.