Contain
Record the incident, freeze related changes and identify impact; preserve investigation logs.
Recover content, metadata, evidence, keys and jobs consistently, with checks before reopening.
A recovery plan must define consistency across bytes, metadata, evidence, keys and configuration. No approved RTO/RPO is supplied; these are acceptance-design steps, not time commitments.
Record the incident, freeze related changes and identify impact; preserve investigation logs.
Restore network/storage/key access and revisioned configuration; check access before workers.
Restore consistent metadata, bytes and evidence history; detect orphan objects.
Reconcile outbox/inbox, in-flight jobs, idempotency and renewal schedules before replay.
Check digests, verification and tenant rights; the service owner accepts residual gaps.
| Data class | Post-recovery check | Owner to assign |
|---|---|---|
| Original content | Complete objects, exact bytes and decryption; BYOS requires custodian confirmation. | Storage/data owner |
| Metadata | Source/revision/tenant/retention/hold mappings remain consistent. | Archive + Policy |
| Evidence | Complete revision history, tokens/material and explainable verification. | Evidence + Trust |
| Keys / configuration | Authorized correct keys/source versions; secrets never restored into public packages. | Key custodian + Operations |
| Jobs / events | No lost accepted commands, duplicate effects or recounted usage. | Service owners + Operations |
| Element | Handling |
|---|---|
| Input | Environment, configuration, recovery point, time/zone and failure scope. |
| Outcome | Observed class-specific timings, reconciled scope, gaps and reopening decision. |
| Limit | One drill establishes neither an SLA nor recovery under all loads. |