Role-based access control
Define who can view, edit, approve, or run actions inside each app. Use granular permissions for teams, roles, pages, components, fields, rows, and actions where needed.
Secure internal apps + BYOK AI controls
Secure internal apps, built on your data and your controls
Build internal tools, admin panels, dashboards, and approval workflows with the controls security teams usually ask for: RBAC, SSO, MFA, audit logs, self-hosted deployment, and BYOK AI setup for teams that need their own model provider key.
SOC 2 Type IIAdvanced RBACSSO / SAMLAudit logsMFASelf-hosted optionBring your own AI model provider key
Quick answer
What makes an internal app secure?
A secure internal app gives each user, app, workflow, and AI feature only the access it needs. It uses identity-aware login, scoped data connections, protected secrets, approval steps for risky actions, deployment controls, and audit logs that show who accessed or changed what.
Good security should not make internal tools unusable. It should make data access narrow, visible, and easy to review.
Security decision table
Controls to check before an internal app goes live
Requirement
What to check
How UI Bakery fits
User access
SSO, SAML, MFA, domain restrictions, user roles
UI Bakery supports enterprise identity patterns including SSO/SAML and MFA.
App permissions
Role-based page, component, field, row, and action access
UI Bakery provides RBAC for governed internal app access.
Data access
Least-privilege database/API credentials and approved connectors
UI Bakery connects apps to databases, APIs, and third-party services.
Auditability
Logs for logins, app changes, deployments, role changes, data source changes, and actions
UI Bakery supports audit logs; self-hosted deployments can configure log behavior and retention.
Deployment control
Cloud, private cloud, self-hosted, custom domain, private-network access
UI Bakery offers cloud and self-hosted deployment options.
AI controls
Approved model provider, owned API key, data-flow review, option to configure or disable AI
UI Bakery supports BYOK AI setup with your own AI model provider key where supported.
Operational reality
Secure internal apps need more than a fast prototype
Internal tools touch the systems that run the business: customer records, operational databases, finance workflows, support queues, inventory, healthcare operations, and approval processes.
- Decide who can open the app.
- Define what each role can view, edit, approve, or run.
- Control which databases, APIs, and services the app can connect to.
- Review where the platform runs and how changes reach production.
- Decide which external AI or API providers are allowed.
- Keep activity visible in logs.
Use cases
Build apps on approved data sources
Connect internal apps to relational databases, REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, spreadsheets, and third-party services. UI Bakery apps can read and write live data, so teams can build actual workflows instead of static mockups.
Admin panels for customer or account operations
CRUD tools for internal databases
Finance and invoice approval workflows
Operations dashboards
Partner or employee portals
Support triage tools
Healthcare operations dashboards
Compliance review queues
Access control
Govern access for real teams
SSO and SAML
Connect UI Bakery to your identity provider with SSO/SAML. For self-hosted setups, UI Bakery documentation covers SAML and OAuth configuration options, role sync settings, restricted domains, and SSO role mapping.
Multi-factor authentication
Add MFA for workspaces and apps that touch sensitive business systems or operational actions.
Audit-friendly delivery
UI Bakery supports audit logs for workspace and app activity, including logins, app creation, deployments, data source changes, role changes, action execution, and automation events.
Cloud or self-hosted
Choose the deployment model that matches the risk
Choose UI Bakery Cloud when
- You want the fastest pilot and little infrastructure work.
- Data sources can be connected safely from a hosted setup.
- The first rollout is for a small team or lower-risk workflow.
- Your team wants UI Bakery to manage most platform operations.
Choose self-hosted UI Bakery when
- Apps need to run inside your infrastructure model.
- Databases or APIs are reachable only from a private network.
- Security, platform, or procurement teams require deployment control.
- Your team owns monitoring, backups, updates, and infrastructure policy.
Self-hosting gives your team more control, but it also gives your team more responsibility: infrastructure, monitoring, backups, network routes, updates, and incident response.
BYOK AI
Use your own AI model provider key where required
Some teams want AI-assisted app generation, but they also need control over the model provider account, billing relationship, and data flow.
UI Bakery supports BYOK AI setup for teams that need to bring their own AI model provider key. In self-hosted/on-premise environments, UI Bakery documentation describes AI-related environment variables, including a default OpenAI API key for on-prem instances and BYOK chat setup with provider keys such as Anthropic.
- Use your own AI model provider key where supported.
- Review the model provider, deployment mode, and data flow against your security policy.
- Keep self-hosted UI Bakery running in your own infrastructure model.
- Disable or configure AI capabilities in on-prem environments when needed.
Important: BYOK AI means using your own AI model provider key where supported. It should not be treated as a broader enterprise key-management claim unless that exact security requirement has been confirmed with UI Bakery.
Checklist
Secure AI and data-source checklist
Identity: SSO, SAML, OAuth, allowed domains, MFA
Authorization: roles, permissions, page access, component access, row or action-level restrictions
Data access: least-privilege database credentials and approved API scopes
Network: private data source access, firewall rules, proxy settings, and egress policy
Deployment: cloud vs self-hosted, environments, release history, rollback, and app ownership
Logging: audit logs, retention policy, action logs, and export requirements
AI usage: provider key ownership, approved models, data flow, and whether AI should be enabled
Risky actions: approval gates for write, delete, export, refund, payment, or permission-changing actions
Secure UI patterns
Interfaces security teams can actually review
Approval queues for high-risk changes
Exception review panels for unusual records or failed workflows
Admin dashboards for operational visibility
Audit log viewers for security and compliance review
Role-based views that hide sensitive fields by default
Manual override and rollback workflows
Human review screens around AI-generated recommendations
Data-source health and permission review pages
Fit
Where UI Bakery fits best
UI Bakery is a good fit when a team needs custom internal apps connected to real business data, not a one-off mockup or a packaged workflow that cannot be changed.
- You need internal tools, admin panels, dashboards, approval workflows, or CRUD apps.
- The app must connect to databases, APIs, spreadsheets, or third-party services.
- Roles, permissions, audit logs, and SSO matter.
- Security teams need cloud and self-hosted deployment options.
- AI-assisted app generation still needs to end in editable, governable internal software.
For AI-first workflows, see the AI App Generator. For infrastructure control, review self-hosted UI Bakery.
FAQ
Secure internal apps FAQ
What are secure internal apps?
Secure internal apps are business applications for internal teams with access control, identity management, audit logs, deployment controls, and approved data connections. Examples include admin panels, operations dashboards, approval workflows, support tools, and CRUD apps connected to internal systems.
How do you secure data sources in internal apps?
Use least-privilege credentials, scoped database/API access, SSO, RBAC, protected secrets, audit logs, and approval flows for risky actions. If AI features are involved, review the model provider, API key ownership, data flow, and whether the AI feature should read, draft, or write data.
Does UI Bakery support BYOK?
UI Bakery supports BYOK AI setup for teams that need to bring their own AI model provider key. Public UI Bakery pages and docs reference "Bring your own AI model provider key," on-prem AI key configuration, and BYOK chat setup. Treat this as an AI provider key configuration claim only; confirm any broader enterprise security requirement with UI Bakery.
Can UI Bakery run self-hosted?
Yes. UI Bakery provides a self-hosted option for teams that need to run the platform in their own infrastructure. This is useful when internal apps need private-network access, custom identity setup, deployment control, or security review.
Does UI Bakery support SSO and SAML?
Yes. UI Bakery supports SSO/SAML for enterprise identity workflows. In self-hosted environments, documentation includes OAuth and SAML-related environment variables, SSO role mapping, restricted domains, and role sync options.
Can healthcare teams evaluate UI Bakery for secure internal apps?
Healthcare teams should confirm the exact compliance scope, legal terms, deployment model, and data-processing requirements before using any internal app platform with regulated data. For evaluation, start with self-hosted deployment, access controls, audit logs, secure internal app delivery, and a clear team/legal review.
Build secure internal apps on top of your data
Talk to the UI Bakery team about RBAC, SSO/SAML, audit logs, self-hosted deployment, and BYOK AI setup for your internal app workflow.