Summary

This chapter covered the components of the data security layer, one of the essential layers of a data lakehouse. Data security is paramount in any system. Its importance is accentuated when it comes to protecting data access, usage, and storage. This chapter covered how to secure data and ensure that the right access is provided at the right layer to the right stakeholder. The chapter began by giving an overview of the four components of the data security layer. Then, we discussed how these four layers interact with each other. The following sections of the chapter delved deeper into each component. The first component discussed was IAM. IAM ensures that the right user gets access to the right component with the correct authorization level. We also discussed the principles of zero-trust architecture. The following section discussed the ways data can be encrypted in a data lakehouse using a data encryption service. When the data is encrypted, it cannot be deciphered, even if...