# SMOA Backup and Recovery Procedures **Version:** 1.0 **Last Updated:** 2024-12-20 **Status:** Draft - In Progress --- ## Backup and Recovery Overview ### Purpose This document provides procedures for backing up and recovering SMOA data and configurations. ### Scope - **Database Backups:** Application database backups - **Configuration Backups:** Configuration file backups - **Certificate Backups:** Certificate backups - **Key Backups:** Cryptographic key backups - **User Data Backups:** User data backups ### Backup Strategy - **Frequency:** Daily backups (configurable) - **Retention:** 90 days (configurable) - **Storage:** Secure encrypted storage - **Verification:** Regular backup verification - **Testing:** Regular recovery testing --- ## Backup Procedures ### Database Backup #### Automated Backup 1. **Schedule:** Daily automated backups 2. **Time:** Off-peak hours (configurable) 3. **Method:** Full database backup 4. **Storage:** Encrypted backup storage 5. **Verification:** Automated verification #### Manual Backup 1. Navigate to backup system 2. Select backup type (full/incremental) 3. Initiate backup 4. Monitor backup progress 5. Verify backup completion 6. Document backup #### Backup Configuration ```kotlin // Backup settings backupFrequency = "Daily" backupTime = "02:00" backupType = "Full" retentionPeriod = 90 days encryptionEnabled = true compressionEnabled = true ``` ### Configuration Backup #### Configuration Backup Procedure 1. **Export Configuration:** Export all configuration files 2. **Verify Export:** Verify configuration export 3. **Store Securely:** Store in secure encrypted storage 4. **Document:** Document backup location and date 5. **Verify:** Verify backup integrity #### Configuration Files to Backup - Application configuration - Security configuration - Policy configuration - Certificate configuration - Network configuration ### Certificate Backup #### Certificate Backup Procedure 1. **Export Certificates:** Export all certificates 2. **Verify Export:** Verify certificate export 3. **Store Securely:** Store in secure encrypted storage 4. **Document:** Document backup location 5. **Verify:** Verify backup integrity #### Certificates to Backup - Application certificates - CA certificates - Qualified certificates (eIDAS) - Certificate chains ### Key Backup #### Key Backup Procedure 1. **Export Keys:** Export keys (where exportable) 2. **Verify Export:** Verify key export 3. **Store Securely:** Store in secure encrypted storage 4. **Document:** Document backup location 5. **Verify:** Verify backup integrity **Note:** Hardware-backed keys are non-exportable. Backup key metadata only. ### User Data Backup #### User Data Backup Procedure 1. **Export User Data:** Export user data 2. **Verify Export:** Verify data export 3. **Store Securely:** Store in secure encrypted storage 4. **Document:** Document backup location 5. **Verify:** Verify backup integrity --- ## Recovery Procedures ### Database Recovery #### Full Database Recovery 1. **Identify Backup:** Identify backup to restore 2. **Verify Backup:** Verify backup integrity 3. **Stop Services:** Stop application services 4. **Restore Database:** Restore database from backup 5. **Verify Restoration:** Verify database restoration 6. **Start Services:** Start application services 7. **Test Functionality:** Test application functionality 8. **Document:** Document recovery #### Partial Database Recovery 1. **Identify Data:** Identify data to restore 2. **Identify Backup:** Identify backup containing data 3. **Verify Backup:** Verify backup integrity 4. **Restore Data:** Restore specific data 5. **Verify Restoration:** Verify data restoration 6. **Test Functionality:** Test functionality 7. **Document:** Document recovery ### Configuration Recovery #### Configuration Recovery Procedure 1. **Identify Backup:** Identify configuration backup 2. **Verify Backup:** Verify backup integrity 3. **Stop Services:** Stop application services 4. **Restore Configuration:** Restore configuration files 5. **Verify Restoration:** Verify configuration 6. **Start Services:** Start application services 7. **Test Functionality:** Test functionality 8. **Document:** Document recovery ### Certificate Recovery #### Certificate Recovery Procedure 1. **Identify Backup:** Identify certificate backup 2. **Verify Backup:** Verify backup integrity 3. **Restore Certificates:** Restore certificates 4. **Install Certificates:** Install certificates 5. **Verify Installation:** Verify certificate installation 6. **Test Functionality:** Test certificate functionality 7. **Document:** Document recovery ### Key Recovery #### Key Recovery Procedure 1. **Identify Backup:** Identify key backup 2. **Verify Backup:** Verify backup integrity 3. **Restore Keys:** Restore keys (where applicable) 4. **Install Keys:** Install keys 5. **Verify Installation:** Verify key installation 6. **Test Functionality:** Test key functionality 7. **Document:** Document recovery **Note:** Hardware-backed keys cannot be restored. Regenerate keys if needed. --- ## Disaster Recovery ### Disaster Recovery Plan #### Recovery Scenarios - **Complete System Failure:** Full system recovery - **Data Loss:** Data recovery from backups - **Configuration Loss:** Configuration recovery - **Certificate Loss:** Certificate recovery - **Key Loss:** Key recovery/regeneration #### Recovery Procedures 1. **Assess Situation:** Assess disaster situation 2. **Activate DR Plan:** Activate disaster recovery plan 3. **Restore Systems:** Restore systems from backups 4. **Verify Restoration:** Verify system restoration 5. **Test Functionality:** Test all functionality 6. **Resume Operations:** Resume normal operations 7. **Document:** Document recovery ### Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) - **Critical Systems:** 4 hours - **Important Systems:** 8 hours - **Standard Systems:** 24 hours ### Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) - **Critical Data:** 1 hour - **Important Data:** 4 hours - **Standard Data:** 24 hours --- ## Backup Verification ### Verification Procedures #### Automated Verification - **Daily Verification:** Automated daily verification - **Integrity Checks:** Backup integrity checks - **Restoration Tests:** Periodic restoration tests - **Alert Generation:** Alerts for verification failures #### Manual Verification 1. **Review Backups:** Review backup logs 2. **Test Restoration:** Test backup restoration 3. **Verify Data:** Verify restored data 4. **Document Results:** Document verification results ### Verification Schedule - **Daily:** Automated verification - **Weekly:** Manual verification - **Monthly:** Full restoration test - **Quarterly:** Disaster recovery drill --- ## Backup Storage ### Storage Requirements - **Location:** Secure encrypted storage - **Redundancy:** Multiple backup copies - **Offsite Storage:** Offsite backup storage - **Encryption:** Encrypted backup storage - **Access Control:** Restricted access to backups ### Storage Locations - **Primary:** Primary backup storage - **Secondary:** Secondary backup storage - **Offsite:** Offsite backup storage - **Archive:** Long-term archive storage --- ## Backup Retention ### Retention Policy - **Daily Backups:** 30 days - **Weekly Backups:** 12 weeks - **Monthly Backups:** 12 months - **Yearly Backups:** 7 years ### Retention Procedures 1. **Retention Review:** Regular retention review 2. **Archive Old Backups:** Archive old backups 3. **Delete Expired Backups:** Delete expired backups 4. **Document Actions:** Document retention actions --- ## Troubleshooting ### Backup Issues #### Backup Failure 1. **Check Logs:** Review backup logs 2. **Verify Storage:** Verify backup storage 3. **Check Permissions:** Verify permissions 4. **Retry Backup:** Retry backup 5. **Contact Support:** Contact support if needed #### Backup Corruption 1. **Identify Corruption:** Identify corrupted backup 2. **Use Alternative Backup:** Use alternative backup 3. **Investigate Cause:** Investigate corruption cause 4. **Fix Issue:** Fix underlying issue 5. **Document:** Document issue and resolution ### Recovery Issues #### Recovery Failure 1. **Check Backup:** Verify backup integrity 2. **Check Procedures:** Verify recovery procedures 3. **Check Permissions:** Verify permissions 4. **Retry Recovery:** Retry recovery 5. **Contact Support:** Contact support if needed #### Data Inconsistency 1. **Identify Inconsistency:** Identify data inconsistency 2. **Investigate Cause:** Investigate cause 3. **Fix Data:** Fix data inconsistency 4. **Verify Fix:** Verify data fix 5. **Document:** Document issue and resolution --- ## References - [Operations Runbook](SMOA-Runbook.md) - [Monitoring Guide](SMOA-Monitoring-Guide.md) - [Administrator Guide](../admin/SMOA-Administrator-Guide.md) --- **Document Owner:** Operations Team **Last Updated:** 2024-12-20 **Status:** Draft - In Progress **Next Review:** 2024-12-27