System Architecture & Security

Inspect Edge is engineered to support housing authorities, government agencies, inspection firms, and enterprise organizations with a secure, scalable platform designed for modern inspection management. Built on a cloud-based architecture, Inspect Edge connects field inspections, administrative oversight, owner and tenant communication, enterprise integrations, and quality assurance through a single unified platform.

Inspect Edge combines mobile inspection technology with centralized administrative management, allowing organizations to manage the complete inspection lifecycle from a single platform.

The platform includes:

• Mobile Inspection Application
• Centralized Administrative Portal
• Owner & Tenant Portal
• Orchestrate™ Automated Scheduler
• Custom Forms & Workflow Engine
• REST API Integration Platform
• Reporting & Analytics Dashboard
• Offline Smart Sync
• Background Processing Services

This architecture allows inspectors, administrators, owners, tenants, and external systems to work together through a secure, connected platform.

Strong password policies help protect user accounts and organizational data.

Password policies include:

• Minimum password length requirements
• Password complexity enforcement
• Automatic account lockout after failed login attempts
• Secure password reset process
• bcrypt encrypted password hashing
• Password change auditing

Inspection records, photos, documents, and supporting information are securely managed throughout the entire inspection lifecycle. Inspect Edge uses encrypted databases to protect structured inspection data and Amazon S3 object storage to securely store photos and documents, providing a scalable, durable, and highly available cloud storage solution for enterprise inspection programs.

The platform provides:

• Encrypted inspection record storage
• Secure Amazon S3 storage for photos and documents
• Protected photo and document uploads
• Encryption of data both in transit and at rest
• Automatic data validation
• Reliable synchronization between mobile devices and the cloud
• Centralized inspection history
• Administrative visibility across all inspection activity
• Secure cloud backups and redundant storage

By combining encrypted databases, secure cloud storage, and enterprise synchronization technologies, Inspect Edge helps organizations protect sensitive inspection information while maintaining data integrity, availability, and operational reliability across the entire inspection lifecycle.

Every user receives access based on their assigned responsibilities.

Role-based permissions support:

• Super Administrators
• Agency Administrators
• Supervisors
• Inspectors
• Quality Control Reviewers
• CQA Administrators
• Property Owners
• Tenants
• API Integration Users

Administrative permissions can be configured to provide only the level of access required for each role.

Inspect Edge automatically records administrative and user activity throughout the platform, creating a permanent audit history.

Audit logging includes:

• User Login
• User Logout
• Failed Login Attempts
• Password Changes
• Record Creation
• Record Updates
• Delete Operations
• Permission Changes
• API Calls
• Synchronization Started
• Synchronization Completed
• Administrative Actions

Audit trails strengthen accountability while supporting internal governance and compliance

Inspect Edge records GPS information to improve inspection accountability and operational visibility.

GPS capabilities include:

• Inspection Location Verification
• Inspector Location Validation
• GPS Coordinates on Inspections
• Mapping Support
• Route Optimization
• Geographic Reporting
• Location-Based Analytics

GPS verification helps organizations confirm inspections were performed at the correct property.

Whether supporting a single inspector or a nationwide inspection program, Inspect Edge is designed to scale with organizational growth.

The platform supports:

• Thousands of Properties
• Thousands of Users
• High-Volume Inspection Programs
• Large Photo Libraries
• Enterprise Reporting
• Distributed Inspection Teams
• Multi-Agency Deployments
• Custom Enterprise Configurations

Its scalable architecture allows organizations to manage inspections through one secure and connected platform.

Detailed security architecture, API documentation, and technical implementation information are available upon request for procurement teams, IT departments, and enterprise security reviews.