Rollback Policy

Purpose

This policy defines the rollback requirements that must be satisfied before any future operational execution activity is authorized.

This policy applies to:

• Governance-controlled changes
• Infrastructure changes
• Identity changes
• Automation changes
• Deployment changes

Rollback requirements do not grant operational authorization.

Operational execution remains blocked until separate authorization is granted.

Mandatory Rollback Requirements

rollback_requirements:
  mandatory:
    - rollback_trigger
    - rollback_owner
    - rollback_steps
    - rollback_validation
    - recovery_time_objective
    - recovery_point_objective

Enforcement

enforcement:
  missing_rollback:
    block_execution: true

Required Rollback Sections

Every implementation proposal must include:

Rollback Trigger

The condition that causes rollback initiation.

Rollback Owner

The responsible individual or governance authority.

Rollback Steps

Documented recovery actions.

Rollback Validation

Verification procedure confirming successful rollback.

Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

Maximum acceptable outage duration.

Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

Maximum acceptable data loss.

Governance Rule

A change without rollback documentation:

• may be documented
• may be reviewed
• may be analyzed

but:

• may not be authorized
• may not be executed

until rollback requirements are complete.