Governance-first by design
Atlas is built for institutional governance requirements. Role-based access, SSO integration, and comprehensive audit trails ensure your data stays under your control.
Our commitment to your institution
Security is not a feature we added on — it is the foundation Atlas is built on.
Institution-controlled infrastructure
Atlas runs in an environment you control. Your data is never commingled with other institutions, and you determine where and how it is stored.
No vendor lock-in
You can export all of your data at any time in standard formats. Atlas is designed to earn your continued use, not lock you in.
Data sovereignty
Your institution retains full ownership of all data. We process it on your behalf and never claim rights to institutional information.
Security architecture
Built on institutional-grade security primitives, configured for research governance.
Data encryption
All data is protected with industry-standard encryption at every layer.
- TLS 1.3 for all data in transit
- AES-256 encryption at rest
- Encrypted database connections
- Secure key management and rotation
Role-based access
Fine-grained permissions that mirror your institutional hierarchy.
- Institutional hierarchy mapping
- Granular permission controls
- Department-level data boundaries
- Delegation workflows for administrators
SSO integration
Seamless authentication through your existing identity provider.
- SAML 2.0 support
- Institutional identity provider integration
- Automatic user provisioning and deprovisioning
- Centralized access management
Audit logging
Complete visibility into every action taken within the platform.
- Comprehensive action logging
- Data access tracking
- Compliance-ready reporting
- Exportable audit trails
Data provenance
Every claim in Atlas is traceable back to its original source.
- Evidence sourcing for all claims
- Claim verification workflows
- Source attribution on all outputs
- Update tracking and change history
Institution-controlled infrastructure
Your data stays under your control with no vendor lock-in.
- Data sovereignty guarantees
- No vendor lock-in
- Full data export controls
- Configurable retention policies
Enterprise-ready
For institutions with advanced requirements
Atlas supports custom deployment configurations, compliance documentation, and institutional export controls to meet the requirements of large research universities and multi-campus systems.
Custom deployment
Deployment configurations tailored to your infrastructure requirements.
Compliance documentation
Security questionnaires, data processing agreements, and audit support.
Export controls
Full data portability with configurable export formats and schedules.
A note on transparency
Atlas uses AI and machine learning to organize and surface institutional expertise. We believe you should understand how those systems work and what they can and cannot do.
Every expertise claim in Atlas is backed by traceable evidence—grants, publications, institutional records. When the platform makes a recommendation, you can always see why. There are no black-box scores or unexplainable rankings.
We are committed to building a platform you can trust with your institutional data, and that starts with being clear about how we handle it. If you have questions about our approach, our team is happy to discuss the details.
Ready to see Atlas in a secure environment?
Schedule a walkthrough of our security architecture and see how Atlas meets your institutional governance requirements.