Runtime Configuration Auditing and Drift Detection

[JamesEjembi]

Problem Statement

Production configuration drifts from expected values during incident response or manual fixes, creating silent outages. Implement runtime config auditing that snapshots current config, compares to baseline, and alerts on drift.

Technical Bounds

• Snapshot interval: 5 minutes
• Baseline: committed config files in repository
• Drift types: value change, added/removed keys
• Alert: PagerDuty on deployment-scoped critical drift

Steps

1. Implement config snapshot collector
2. Build diff comparator against baseline
3. Add alert routing for drift categories
4. Create dashboard showing drift history

[ekwe7]

I would love to work on this issue. I have experience building production ready applications and collaborating through GitHub workflows. I'll carefully analyze the current implementation, propose a reliable solution, and submit a well-tested PR. My focus is on clean code, maintainability, and timely delivery