AutoCore Incident Containment and Recovery
Provides decision boundaries for auth, payment, media, provider, and data incidents.
Different incident classes require different containment. Preserve user and financial state first, then disable the smallest affected surface that stops further harm.
Release candidate source
This article reflects the audited AutoCore source revision 7a504f6e430c16d4fcb03ebdea3cc3fb7816df60 and immutable release-candidate tag v1.0.0-rc.1 at 9edfb109f44cc80385784c694b96392cfc04e70f. Configuration and external provider behavior remain deployment-dependent.
Source boundary
| Control | Source-verified behavior |
|---|---|
| Authentication | Revoke sessions or rotate the affected secret; preserve reset and login evidence without retaining token values. |
| Payment | Disable the provider or webhook path, stop fulfilment on uncertain state, reconcile with the provider, and freeze disputes. |
| Media | Block unsafe uploads or objects, preserve listing references, and reprocess or restore from authoritative storage. |
| Data | Isolate the affected datastore, verify backups, and choose rebuild versus restore using the recovery matrix. |
| External service | Confirm provider status and credentials through approved channels before repeated retries. |
High-risk operation
Use explicit authorization, a written reason, a confirmation gate, and post-action verification. Documentation does not grant permission to change a deployment.
Operational controls
Use the smallest verified control for the task. Keep provider, host, legal, and operator responsibilities separate from application behavior. When a control is not implemented or not verified, leave it disabled or mark it as a limitation.
Verification
Verify the route, relevant API or configuration state, negative path, audit/evidence result, and public effect before closing the task. Record unknown or configuration-dependent behavior as a limitation.