Thank you, Enrique! This is great! We also encourage all GSOC participants to write a Beam blog, for example, https://beam.apache.org/blog/gsoc-19/. Feel free to do that if you want.
Anyway, thanks a lot for participating and having fun! On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM Robert Burke <[email protected]> wrote: > This is phenomenal work! Thanks for the hard work, and improving Beam's > infra automation! Thank you too Pablo for mentoring! > > Robert Burke > > On Fri, Sep 12, 2025, 9:58 PM Enrique Calderon <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> As my Google Summer of Code 2025 project with Apache Beam comes to a >> close, I'm excited to share a summary of the work I've done. My project >> focused on building a new set of tools to automate our infrastructure, >> improve security, and make managing our GCP resources much easier. >> >> I developed a full suite of tools that work together to create a more >> secure, efficient, and cost-effective infrastructure for the project. >> What I Delivered >> >> - >> >> *Automated Resource Cleaner:* I built a tool that automatically finds >> and removes old, unused GCP Pub/Sub topics and subscriptions. This will >> help reduce clutter and save on costs without manual intervention. >> - >> >> *Git-Based Access Control:* I implemented a more transparent way to >> manage GCP permissions. All access control is now handled through a >> central >> users.yml file using Terraform, which means all changes are managed >> via pull requests, creating a clear audit trail. >> - >> >> *Automatic Key Rotation & Compliance:* To boost security, I built a >> framework that automatically rotates service account keys on a schedule. I >> also created an *Infrastructure Enforcer* that runs regular checks to >> ensure our configurations comply with these new standards. It's currently >> in a dry-run mode, but the plan is for it to send email notifications to >> this list for any issues it finds. >> - >> >> *Security Monitoring:* Finally, I set up a security log analyzer to >> monitor GCP audit logs for suspicious activity related to access control >> and service account keys. It's designed to send weekly reports and is >> currently in its final testing stage >> >> How This Affects You >> >> - >> >> *To Request GCP Access:* If you need to request or change GCP >> permissions, the process is now managed entirely through a pull request. >> Simply submit your changes to the infra/iam/users.yml configuration >> file. >> - >> >> *To Request a Service Account Key:* Similarly, if you need a service >> account managed by this new system, please create a pull request with your >> change in infra/keys/keys.yaml >> >> This has been an incredible learning experience, and I want to extend a >> huge thank you to my mentor @pabloem and the entire Apache Beam community >> for your support and guidance throughout the summer. >> >> If you’re interested in the technical details, you can find them in the >> links below. I've also added a summary of this work to the latest community >> draft report. >> >> - >> >> *GSoC Project Page:* >> https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/projects/QRKMhW67 >> - >> >> *Final Work Report:* >> https://gist.github.com/ksobrenat32/b028b8303393afbe73a8fc5e17daff90 >> - >> >> *Community Draft Report Contribution:* >> https://s.apache.org/beam-draft-report-2025-09 >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Enrique Calderon >> >>
