APPENDIX_LOG // 2026
Tier-Based Permission Provisioning in Distributed Vaults
Research Log
Discourse — Methodology
Concl. — Scientific Impact
We implemented a hierarchical permission model that decouples object storage from access logic. Using Neon PostgreSQL as a centralized state authority, the system evaluates incoming ACCESS_REQUEST pulses against predefined user tiers (Guest/Admin/Root). Validated requests trigger a just-in-time permission grant on the GCS bucket layer, ensuring that terabyte-scale research data remains encrypted at rest while maintaining sub-second authorization latency for verified auditors.