admin-interface-security

name	admin-interface-security
description	Secure the administrative interface of model registries. Use when building, deploying, or reviewing model registry access controls and admin interfaces.
category	secure_development
subcategory	model-registry

Model Registry Administrative Interface Security

Security Requirement

If the model registry has an administrative interface, only identified, authenticated, and authorized users MUST be able to connect to it.

Required Controls

Control	Description
Identification	Every admin user must have a unique identity (no shared accounts)
Authentication	Standard authentication mechanism (OIDC/OAuth 2.1 recommended)
Authorization	RBAC or ABAC to control which admin operations each user can perform
Multi-factor authentication	MFA recommended for administrative access
Session management	Short-lived sessions with automatic timeout

Admin Operations to Protect

Operation	Risk
Model upload/publish	Introducing malicious or backdoored models
Model deletion	Removing approved models, causing service disruption
Access control changes	Granting unauthorized users access to models
Configuration changes	Weakening security settings
Registry metadata modification	Altering model provenance information

Implementation Checklist

• Require authentication for all administrative access (no anonymous admin)
• Integrate with OIDC Identity Provider for admin authentication
• Implement RBAC with least-privilege roles for admin operations
• Enforce MFA for admin accounts
• Use short-lived sessions with automatic timeout
• Log all administrative actions with the authenticated user's identity
• Restrict admin interface to internal networks or VPN unless external access is a documented requirement
• Disable default/shared admin accounts