Automated evaluation and reporting of microservice regulatory compliance

This invention describes a system that automatically checks if software components, called microservices, follow specific rules and regulations. It works by using a natural language parser to read the regulations from a network, then building a structured understanding of those rules in a local database. A "rules engine" then uses this understanding to ask the microservices questions about their compliance, with the microservices specifically set up to respond, and then creates a report.