rypt Compliance Encryption Retainer Build (6-8 days)
A productized engagement that embeds rypt's field-level encryption into a client application and converts the build into a monthly managed encryption retainer. The offer targets healthcare, fintech, and e-commerce clients that need sensitive fields encrypted at rest without standing up their own key management. Time: 6-8 days.
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rypt Compliance Encryption Retainer Build (6-8 days)
A productized engagement that embeds rypt's field-level encryption into a client application and converts the build into a monthly managed encryption retainer. The offer targets healthcare, fintech, and e-commerce clients that need sensitive fields encrypted at rest without standing up their own key management.
- A signed client engagement covering custom application development or data security consulting, since rypt is embedded into client code rather than resold as standalone SaaS
- Access to the client's application repository and a staging environment where the encrypt and decrypt round-trip can be tested before production
- A named data owner on the client side who can approve which fields qualify as sensitive (SSN, DOB, payment data, tokens)
- A rypt account with a generated API key (44-character token beginning with 'ry_') and a test encryption key created in the dashboard
- Written agreement on key custody: rypt holds key material in Google Cloud KMS, so the client must accept that custody model or the engagement does not proceed
- 1.Create the agency rypt account and confirm the Free tier: one key, 10,000 operations per month at $0
- 2.Generate the first API key and create a test encryption key in the dashboard
- 3.Validate the encrypt/decrypt round-trip against api.rypt.dev using the curl example before touching client code
- 1.Inventory the client's sensitive fields and classify each as direct encryption (small values) or envelope encryption (files and large objects)
- 2.Draft the encrypted field mapping for up to 3 fields in the first release
- 3.Confirm with the client's data owner which fields are in scope and which are deferred
- 1.Wire the first POST to api.rypt.dev in the client's staging branch using the Node or Python example from the dashboard
- 2.Bind ciphertext to the correct row or tenant using the additional authenticated data option so decryption cannot cross tenant boundaries
- 3.Log the integration points in the client's repository so future developers can trace the encryption path
- 1.Extend the integration to the remaining in-scope fields and confirm each round-trip returns the original plaintext
- 2.Add key wrapping, unwrapping, and rewrapping calls where the client stores wrapped data keys alongside envelope-encrypted objects
- 3.Run the end-to-end test suite against staging and capture failure cases for the handoff document
- 1.Configure the append-only audit log export so the client receives a record of every key operation
- 2.Document the key custody policy: key material held by rypt and wrapped by an HSM root key on the Free tier, dedicated software-protected key on the Software tier
- 3.Walk the client's compliance contact through the audit log format and retention expectations
- 1.Select the production rypt tier based on measured monthly operation volume from staging
- 2.Provision the production key and re-run the round-trip test against the production endpoint
- 3.Cut over the client application and monitor the first production encrypt and decrypt calls
- 1.Deliver the encrypted field mapping, audit log export configuration, and key custody policy as the client-facing package
- 2.Train the client's engineering contact on tier changes and what happens when the operation cap is reached
- 3.Set the retainer cadence: monthly operation review, audit log spot check, and tier right-sizing
The build is billed once at $1,800 or more while the underlying rypt key costs $0 to $10 per month, so the vendor line item is a rounding error against the engagement fee. The durable margin sits in the retainer: the client pays monthly for audit log review and tier management, and the agency's cost to service that retainer is the same $0 to $10 rypt subscription plus a few hours of review. A client that outgrows 10,000 operations per month moves to the $3 Extra Wrapped tier, which raises agency cost by three dollars and gives the agency a defensible reason to revisit the retainer scope.
- Encrypted field mapping document listing each in-scope field and whether it uses direct encryption or envelope encryption
- Audit log export configuration with a sample export showing recorded key operations
- Key custody policy stating that rypt holds key material in Google Cloud KMS and identifying the client's approving contact
- End-to-end test suite covering encrypt, decrypt, key wrap, unwrap, and rewrap paths against the client's staging and production environments
- Tier recommendation memo with the client's measured monthly operation count and the matching rypt plan
The client's production application encrypts every in-scope field through rypt, the audit log export is live and reviewed by the client's compliance contact, and the retainer is scheduled with a documented tier that matches measured monthly operation volume.
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- StrategyWhy rypt Turns Encryption Into an Agency Retainer Line
- Evaluation Rulerypt Rule: Adopt Only When Client Data Residency and Key Custody Are Contractual Requirements
- Decision FrameworkShould Your Agency Adopt rypt? (Field-Level Encryption for Compliance Clients)
- Failure PatternThe rypt Free-Tier Cap Trap: Why Agencies Fail With rypt on Client Retainers
- Operating Procedurerypt Client Key Provisioning and Audit Log Handoff (Onboarding)
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