LowFile-scope

Define change freezes and emergency override protocol

Establish maintenance windows and freeze periods; emergency overrides require incident_id, approver, and post-facto review logged in the audit trail.

Why this matters

Controlled changes maintain availability and provide SOC 2 evidence.

Side-by-side examples engineers can pattern-match during review.

Avoid

hotfix deployed during peak without record

Prefer

override(change_id, incident_id, approver) && log_audit("change.override", incident_id)

Good

log_audit("change.override","INC-9")

Bad

override()

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Encrypt sensitive data at rest with KMS and rotate keys
Use envelope encryption (AES-256-GCM) with cloud KMS-managed CMKs for databases, object storage, and backups. Rotate CMKs at least annually and rotate DEKs per object/file.
compliance-soc2-essentialssecrets-credentials+1
Critical
Enforce TLS 1.2+ and HSTS on all external endpoints
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Critical
Use a secrets manager and 90-day rotation policy
All credentials (API keys, DB passwords, tokens) must be stored in a secrets manager with automatic rotation ≤ 90 days; forbid hardcoded or .env-committed secrets via CI checks.
compliance-soc2-essentialssecrets-credentials+1