Comprehensive security architecture for FIRS compliance. Military-grade protection powering B2B and B2C electronic invoicing across Nigeria.
Comprehensive Security Architecture for FIRS Compliance - Powering B2B and B2C Electronic Invoicing Across Nigeria
Taxly operates as Nigeria's premier FIRS-certified access point within the 5-corner e-invoice framework. We provide the foundational compliance infrastructure that businesses rely on for secure, validated invoice transmission to tax authorities. Vendra handles B2B vendor management, Akraa provides specialized industry solutions, and ATRS delivers B2C fiscalization for retail and hospitality—all protected by military-grade security architecture.
Multi-tier business solutions with comprehensive security integration
End-to-end vendor lifecycle platform: Streamlined KYC onboarding, purchase order orchestration with FIRS formatting, IRN generation for clients without ERP systems, and bidirectional invoice flow management.
Specialized invoicing solution built on Taxly's compliance engine, designed for specific business verticals with industry-tailored workflows and automation.
B2C fiscalization platform integrated with hotel PMS systems: Real-time receipt generation, fiscal device connectivity, automated tax reporting, and seamless guest transaction processing with FIRS compliance.
All traffic between business applications and Taxly core uses TLS 1.3 with perfect forward secrecy. Authentication via OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens with 60-minute validity and automatic refresh mechanisms.
Comprehensive vendor management with automated workflows and security integration
Automated vendor verification pipeline: Identity validation, tax compliance verification, financial checks, and risk assessment with minimal manual intervention.
Purchase order lifecycle management: Creation, FIRS-compliant formatting, multi-channel distribution (WhatsApp/Portal), and acknowledgment tracking with deadline enforcement.
Intelligent invoice reception and distribution: Receive FIRS-validated invoices from suppliers, perform three-way matching, and route to enterprise accounting systems with format translation.
Mobile-first vendor experience: Conversational interface for PO confirmations and guided invoice creation - zero software installation required.
Layered authentication strategy - OAuth 2.0 for web/API clients, SMS-based OTP for WhatsApp users, mandatory 2FA for administrative functions. All sessions expire after 15 minutes of inactivity.
Advanced threat protection with multi-layered defense mechanisms
Advanced threat detection and mitigation: Machine learning-powered WAF, volumetric DDoS absorption, and intelligent bot filtering with challenge mechanisms.
Centralized request management: Token validation, request throttling, payload inspection, and response sanitization with zero-trust verification.
High-availability traffic management: Geographic distribution across multiple zones with health-aware routing and automatic failover.
Three-tier security filtering - Layer 7 application firewall blocks injection attacks, API gateway enforces business logic, and load balancer maintains availability targets exceeding 99.9% uptime.
Blocks injection attacks and malicious payloads
Enforces business logic and schema validation
Maintains high availability and performance
FIRS-certified infrastructure with cryptographic security and government integration
FIRS-certified access point infrastructure: Accept invoices from any source, enforce Nigerian tax authority specifications, apply cryptographic signatures, and guarantee delivery to government systems with full audit trails.
Hardware-secured signature generation: PKI-based invoice signing using FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified hardware security modules with private keys that never enter software memory.
Tamper-evident QR generation: Cryptographically-bound visual codes containing signature references, IRN identifiers, and public verification URLs.
Complete non-repudiation guaranteed through SHA-256 cryptographic hashing → Hardware security module signing with 2048-bit RSA → PKCS#7 standardized envelope → RFC 3161 timestamp authority verification.
Secure connection to FIRS with fault-tolerant submission and resilience mechanisms
Dedicated government gateway: Private network tunnel to Federal Inland Revenue Service with mutual certificate authentication and connection-level encryption.
Fault-tolerant submission: Intelligent retry logic with exponential backoff, circuit breaker patterns, and automated daily reconciliation against FIRS records.
Government-issued X.509 certificates enable mutual authentication. Dedicated VPN tunnel isolated from public internet. Source IP verification prevents unauthorized access. Circuit breaker activates after 5 consecutive failures.
Government-issued for mutual authentication
Isolated from public internet
Activates after 5 consecutive failures
Regulatory-compliant storage with immutable records and comprehensive audit packages
Regulatory-compliant storage: Write-once-read-many architecture with cryptographic integrity seals, maintaining unalterable records for 7-year mandatory retention period.
Comprehensive audit packages: Complete transaction documentation including original submission, signatures, government receipts, timestamps, and processing logs - exportable in standard formats.
SHA-256 checksums computed at write-time prevent silent data corruption. Physical separation from operational systems. Geo-redundant replication within Nigerian territory. Automatic lifecycle management enforces retention policies.
Integrity checksums
From operational systems
Within Nigeria
Automatic enforcement
Real-time monitoring, threat intelligence, and comprehensive audit systems
Real-time security analytics: Centralized log aggregation, behavioral anomaly detection, and correlation across all system components with automated incident escalation.
Tamper-evident logging: Cryptographically-chained audit records with 90-day immediate access and long-term cold storage for regulatory requirements.
Multi-layer threat detection: Network and host-based intrusion detection with signature matching, anomaly detection, and automated response capabilities.
Business continuity assurance: Continuous replication with 15-minute recovery point objective and 2-hour recovery time objective backed by quarterly disaster recovery exercises.
Comprehensive data security with encryption at rest and in transit, access controls, and regular security assessments.
24/7 security monitoring with SIEM integration, automated alerting, and incident response procedures.
TLS 1.3 with forward secrecy and certificate pinning
AES-256 storage, RSA-2048 signatures, SHA-256 hashing
OAuth 2.0, mutual TLS, MFA, SMS OTP, WhatsApp E2E
Hash-chained logs, WORM archive, SIEM correlation
End-to-end security process from client authentication to immutable archival
Users authenticate via OAuth 2.0 (enterprises), SMS OTP (WhatsApp), or API keys (system integrations). Mandatory 2FA for privileged operations.
Enterprise creates purchase order through web portal or bulk CSV upload. Automatic transformation into FIRS-compliant XML structure.
PO transmitted via WhatsApp bot (Lite) or vendor portal (Enterprise) with end-to-end encryption and delivery confirmation.
Supplier acknowledges PO and creates invoice using conversational WhatsApp interface or structured web forms.
Invoice data travels over TLS 1.3 encrypted channels with perfect forward secrecy and certificate pinning.
Traffic passes through WAF (injection attack prevention), API gateway (schema validation), and rate limiters (100 req/min per client).
Core engine verifies FIRS compliance, validates tax calculations, checks business rules, and rejects non-conforming submissions.
Final validation and archival to immutable storage.