# Operator Guide — Nova Platform Ops (`nova-platform-ops`) > **REQ-OPS-GUIDE** — the operator-facing runbook for the > `nova-platform-ops` Terraform repo. This is the verification surface > for the covered-reference REQs (355-366, 371): their cutover gates > (M1/M1.5/M2) are documented in §18 below, and each REQ has a > **"Result" column** that the operator fills in after running the gate. > P6 audit verifies every covered-reference REQ has a non-empty, green > Result (grill CF-2/G-5). **HARD P6 ship gate:** §3 contains the > operator-attested "M1.5 Verification Gate Result" row (grill > CF-1/G-2.1) — the milestone does not ship until that row is filled. > > Audience: platform operators / SREs running the live Nova platform in > AWS account `581513795199`. For the developer auth flows, see > `docs/developer-guide-auth.md`; for the legacy CloudFormation path, > see `docs/archive/nova-idp-cfn-v1.28.md`. ## 1. Overview + reposplit rationale Nova's platform operations live in a dedicated, Gitea-private Terraform repository — `nova-platform-ops` — separate from the engineering repo `acdl/acdl`. The split is grounded in Vision §4 (Domain Boundaries): > *The platform begins where the artifact is compiled and ends where it > runs in production under operational guardrails.* That is two distinct disciplines with two distinct ownership surfaces: | Discipline | Ends | Begins | Repo | Surface | |------------|------|--------|------|---------| | Engineering | at the compiled artifact | — | `acdl/acdl` (GitHub) | `publish.yml` + GitHub Releases | | Operations | — | at the live platform under guardrails | `nova-platform-ops` (Gitea-private) | Terraform modules | **Scope split (CLARIFY Q-P1, D-232):** - `acdl/acdl` authors `publish.yml` (the artifact publish pipeline) + the artifacts themselves (Lambda zip, layer wheel, Python wheel, ECR container image with the static `kj` binary). Each tag `v1.29.x` produces a GitHub Release with SHA-256-verified artifacts (REQ-354). - `nova-platform-ops` authors the Terraform modules (`networking`/`kms`/`identity`/`contract-ingest`/`bootstrap`/`edge`) that bring those artifacts live in `581513795199`. The handoff between the two repos is the **tag-pin** (D-235): `nova-platform-ops` declares `local.nova_platform_version` + `local.kj_source_sha` and resolves substrates through a single `data.aws_ecr_image.kj_image`. The engineering repo never knows which tag is live; the ops repo never authors artifacts. Vision §6 immutability + Vision §5 narrow interfaces. The covered-reference REQs (355-366, 371) are authored in `nova-platform-ops` (out-of-band). CIAgent in `acdl` tracks them for milestone completeness; their verification surface is the cutover gates in §18 of this guide. ## 2. Day-0 cutover procedure (M1) The M1 cutover is the one-time conversion of the live AWS account `581513795199` from CloudFormation-managed (or manually-created) resources to Terraform-managed resources in `nova-platform-ops`. It is conditional on the M1.5 verification gate passing (§3, Q7 carry-forward, D-236). The 10-step Journey 2 (spec §3.2): 1. **Create `nova-platform-ops` in Gitea** — private (`private: true`, OPER-PRIV, REQ-359), no GitHub mirror. The repo is operator-owned; CIAgent has no presence there. 2. **Commit the initial Terraform structure** — the module tree (`networking`/`kms`/`identity`/`contract-ingest`/`bootstrap`/`edge`) + `importable-resources.tf` (§12) + `versions.tf` + `backend.tf` (S3 state in the imported bucket). 3. **`terraform init`** — initialize the S3 backend against the state bucket (`nova-tfstate-581513795199-us-east-1`, imported in step 5). The bucket is created manually once (operator's secure scratch, spec §7.1, D-235) before Terraform adopts it. 4. **`terraform import` for existing live resources** — adopt the resources that already exist in `581513795199` into Terraform state without recreating them. The import map is in `importable-resources.tf` (§12): - `aws_s3_bucket.nova_tfstate` ← `nova-tfstate-581513795199-us-east-1` - `aws_dynamodb_table.nova_contracts` ← `nova-contracts` - `aws_dynamodb_table.nova_change_requests` ← `nova-change-requests` - `aws_dynamodb_table.nova_outbox` ← `nova-outbox` - `aws_iam_role.acdl_act_runner` ← `acdl-act-runner-role` - per-stack CMKs (KMS keys) Re-import exits non-zero with `resource_already_imported` (IMPORT-IDEMPOTENT, REQ-361). CI import treats this as idempotent success — the import workflow greps the error stream + exits 0 on that string. 5. **(state bucket is imported in step 4)** — listed here for sequence clarity; the S3 state bucket is the first import because the backend depends on it. 6. **Add new resources** that do not yet exist in the account: - KMS alias `alias/nova-oidc-signing` (§9, D-234). - Identity DynamoDB tables: `nova-users`, `nova-sessions`, `nova-pats` (§11). - JWKS Function URL with `AuthType: AWS_IAM` (NOT `NONE` — §10, INV-18, RESEARCH §4 critical pitfall). - CloudFront distribution + OAC + WAF WebACL + ACM certificate + Route53 alias (§14, REQ-364/365/366). 7. **`terraform plan`** — expect zero diff on the imported resources (they are already in their desired state) + a pure-add diff on the new resources. If the plan shows a diff on an imported resource, the import map or the Terraform resource block is wrong — fix before apply. **DRIFT-DETECT (REQ-356):** `terraform plan` exit 2 (drift) fails the apply workflow; manual reconciliation required. 8. **HITL approval** — `terraform apply` against `main` requires a Gitea Actions approval from a user **distinct from the PR author** (TFM-HITL, REQ-357, INV-3). Self-approval is rejected: `gitea.triggering_actor == pull_request.user.login` → apply fails closed (M1.5 item 11). 9. **`terraform apply`** — on approval, the apply creates the new resources + adopts the imported ones. Smoke test (step 10) before declaring M1 done. 10. **Smoke test + CFN→Terraform conversion** — verify the live account is in the desired state (JWKS reachable via CloudFront, KMS round-trip, ABAC fail-closed). The CFN template in `acdl/acdl/nova/idp/setup.py` is archived to `docs/archive/nova-idp-cfn-v1.28.md` as read-only reference (REQ-369); the active path is now `terraform apply` in `nova-platform-ops`. ## 3. M1.5 verification gate (12-item spike) The M1.5 gate is the 12-item spike from PLAN.md "Happy Path" (spec §3.3 Edge 5 items 1-8 + grill CF-1 items 9-12). **3 consecutive green rebuilds are required** in `nova-platform-ops` CI. The 12 items: 1. `kj` v0.0.3 (pinned SHA in `platform/abac/kj-version.txt`) compiles with `CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64`. 2. Resulting binary reports `file kj → ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, statically linked, no shared library` (KJ-STATIC). 3. Container image built from `public.ecr.aws/lambda/python:3.12-al2023` with the binary copied to `/opt/kj/kj`, `chmod 0555`, owned by `sbx_user:1051`. 4. Lambda runtime `python3.12` executes `nova_idp_token_vend.handler`; the handler invokes `subprocess.run(['/opt/kj/kj', 'apply', ...])` and parses stdout JSON. 5. `tests/test_idp_auth.py` passes against the live image in moto-DDB. 6. `tests/test_kms_roundtrip.py` passes against the live KMS key `alias/nova-oidc-signing` (REQ-362 path — covered-reference). 7. End-to-end: known PAT → known ABAC-allowed action → signed OIDC token → `jose` verification → green. Known PAT + ABAC-denied action → 403 with deny reason logged (INV-17 fail-closed). 8. Image URI is recorded in Terraform state and in this operator guide (§18, REQ-371 Result row). 9. **(grill CF-1) JWKS-EDGE-ONLY:** direct JWKS Function URL GET (bypassing CloudFront) returns **403**; via-CloudFront GET returns **200** (INV-18). Proves `AuthType: AWS_IAM` + OAC pinning. 10. **(grill CF-1) IAM-NARROW:** `aws iam get-role-policy` on the Gitea OIDC role asserts no `Action: "*"` and no `Resource: "*"` (REQ-360). 11. **(grill CF-1) TFM-HITL:** a `terraform apply` `workflow_dispatch` triggered by the PR author is **rejected** (exit non-zero); a dispatch by a distinct user proceeds (REQ-357). 12. **(grill CF-1) rollback drill:** revert `nova_platform_version` pin → `terraform apply` → assert the prior ECR digest runs (D-236, guards against ECR tag mutability). If items 1-7 fail three consecutive rebuilds, M2a activates (§5, REQ-363b Fargate toggle) with the same ECR image — no warmup hit because the standby is always running the same digest (KJ-LOCKSTEP). ### HARD P6 ship gate (grill CF-1/G-2.1) P6 must not ship `v1.28.6` until the operator attests the M1.5 result in the row below. The operator fills this in **after** the gate passes 3 consecutive green rebuilds in `nova-platform-ops` CI. P6 audit verifies the row exists + is non-empty. #### M1.5 Verification Gate Result | Rebuild # | Run ID / commit SHA | All 12 items green? | Attestor identity | Attested at (UTC) | |-----------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | 1 | _(operator fills)_ | _(yes/no)_ | _(operator fills)_ | _(operator fills)_ | | 2 | _(operator fills)_ | _(yes/no)_ | _(operator fills)_ | _(operator fills)_ | | 3 | _(operator fills)_ | _(yes/no)_ | _(operator fills)_ | _(operator fills)_ | > **P6 audit rule:** all three rows must be present, all 12 items > green on each, the three run IDs/SHAs distinct (consecutive > rebuilds, not one run copied thrice), and the attestor identity > non-empty. Empty or red → P6 blocks → escalate. ## 4. M2 operational handoff loop M2 is the steady-state operational loop for rolling out an engineering change after M1.5 is green. The loop is the tag-pin bump → plan → HITL → apply cycle (D-235, D-238). 1. **Tag-pin bump** — the operator opens a PR in `nova-platform-ops` bumping `local.nova_platform_version` (e.g. `v1.29.3` → `v1.29.4`) + `local.kj_source_sha` (the `kj` source SHA from `platform/abac/kj-version.txt` at the new tag). Both pins move together — there is one ECR image identity (KJ-LOCKSTEP, REQ-371). 2. **`terraform plan`** — CI runs `terraform plan` on the PR. The KJ-LOCKSTEP precondition (a `lifecycle.precondition` on both image-bearing resources — the Lambda `image_uri` and the Fargate task `container_definitions[0].image`) checks that both `image_uri` attributes resolve to the **same ECR digest** via `data.aws_ecr_image.kj_image`. If the two diverge, the plan fails closed — no second pipeline, no second SHA pin (D-238). 3. **HITL approval** — a Gitea Actions approver **distinct from the PR author** approves the apply (TFM-HITL, REQ-357). Self-approval is rejected (M1.5 item 11). 4. **`terraform apply`** — on approval, the apply updates both `aws_lambda_function.nova_idp_token_vend.image_uri` and `aws_ecs_task_definition.kj.container_definitions[0].image` to the same ECR digest. The Lambda image + the Fargate task redeploy to the same digest in one apply. Zero diff on KMS, DDB, IAM, edge (the only change is the image reference). **Verification:** after the apply, `aws lambda get-function --function-name nova-idp-token-vend --query Configuration.Code.ImageUri` and `aws ecs describe-tasks` on the Fargate task both report the same digest. This is the M2 acceptance gate (PLAN §UX Acceptance Criteria 3) + the REQ-371 Result row in §18. ## 5. M2a Fargate activation (conditional) M2a activates **only if M1.5 fails 3 consecutive rebuilds** (D-236). It is the REQ-363b Fargate toggle — an always-warm minimal Fargate standby running the **same ECR image** as the Lambda (KJ-LOCKSTEP). Because the standby is always running the same digest as the Lambda, activating M2a is **not** a warmup hit — the standby is already serving `GET /health → 200` every 10s (KJ-WARMUP-HEALTH, §15). The toggle repoints token-vend traffic from the Lambda to the Fargate task; no cold start, no image pull. If both the Lambda path and the Fargate path fail (M1.5 items 1-7 fail on both substrates), the operator escalates — Nova-idp ships in read-only partial mode (no token issuance) until `kj` is verified (Q7 carry-forward, spec §7.7). **Fargate sunset discipline (D-237):** the standby (~$15-20/month, §7) may not be deleted unless REQ-363 has been green in production for **≥30 consecutive days**. Sunset requires an architecture review. See §15 for the health-check procedure. ## 6. Rollback procedure (D-236) Rollback is a tag-pin revert — the same mechanism as the M2 rollout (§4), in reverse. 1. **Revert `nova_platform_version`** in `nova-platform-ops` to the prior tag (e.g. `v1.29.4` → `v1.29.3`). Open a PR, get HITL approval (TFM-HITL, same as rollout). 2. **`terraform apply`** — the apply reverts both the Lambda `image_uri` and the Fargate task `image` to the prior ECR digest. The prior tag's artifacts remain downloadable (GitHub Releases are append-only per tag, REQ-354 AC 2) — no artifact is re-built. 3. **Verify** the prior digest is running: ```sh aws lambda get-function --function-name nova-idp-token-vend \ --query Configuration.Code.ImageUri --output text # → .dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/nova-kj@sha256: ``` This is the M1.5 item 12 rollback drill + the operational rollback procedure. It guards against ECR tag mutability (RESEARCH §2) — the digest is immutable even if a tag is re-pushed. ## 7. Cost section Monthly estimate for the `nova-platform-ops` live platform in account `581513795199` (pilot volume): | Resource | Quantity | Est. monthly | Notes | |----------|----------|-------------|-------| | WAF WebACL (CloudFront-scoped) | 1 | ~$5-10 | + per-request; REQ-365 | | Fargate standby (0.25 vCPU, 512 MB) | 1 task | ~$15-20 | REQ-363b AC 4; largest line item | | KMS asymmetric key | 1 | ~$1 | `alias/nova-oidc-signing`, ECC_NIST_P256 | | DynamoDB (on-demand, 6 tables) | 6 | ~$2 | §11 tables | | Lambda invocations (3 Lambdas) | 3 | ~$2 | low pilot volume | | ECR image storage | ~100 MB | <$1 | the `kj` image | | S3 state bucket + access logs | 1 | <$1 | `nova-tfstate-*` | | CloudFront + ACM + Route53 | 1 distribution | ~$1 | ACM free for CloudFront-attached | | **Total** | | **~$30-40/month** | | **Fargate standby is the largest line item** (~$15-20/month, REQ-363b AC 4). It is explicitly documented here with the D-237 sunset discipline (§5, §15): ≥30 consecutive days green before deletion + architecture review. Do not delete the standby to save ~$15/month without that review — it is the defensive fallback for the `kj` substrate. ## 8. Artifact-mirror fallback (Edge 6) When the Gitea `act_runner` in `nova-platform-ops` CI cannot reach GitHub Releases (network partition, egress restriction, GitHub outage), the operator mirrors the artifact bundle locally by SHA-256. **Procedure:** 1. **Download the GitHub Release bundle** for the target tag (`v1.29.x`) from a machine that can reach GitHub Releases: ```sh gh release download v1.29.0 \ --repo continuous-intelligence/acdl \ --pattern 'nova-lambda-token-vend-*.zip' \ --pattern 'nova-cli-layer-*.zip' \ --pattern 'nova-*-py3-none-any.whl' \ --dir ./artifact-cache ``` 2. **Verify SHA-256** against the release body (each artifact's SHA-256 is listed in the GitHub Release body, REQ-354): ```sh sha256sum ./artifact-cache/nova-lambda-token-vend-v1.29.0.zip # → must match the SHA-256 in the release body ``` 3. **Place the bundle in the operator's local artifact cache** — a directory the `act_runner` can read (e.g. a Gitea-lfs-tracked path in `nova-platform-ops`, or an S3 bucket the runner can reach). 4. **Reference by SHA-256 in the terraform variables** — the `nova-platform-ops` Terraform accepts an override for the artifact source: `nova_artifact_mirror_sha256 = ""`. When set, the `data` sources resolve from the local cache by SHA-256 instead of from GitHub Releases. Unset → resume GitHub Releases resolution. This fallback is for CI continuity only; the live `terraform apply` still resolves the ECR image by digest (KJ-LOCKSTEP), which is independent of GitHub Releases availability. ## 9. KMS rotation (D-234) The OIDC signing key `alias/nova-oidc-signing` is provisioned with `KeySpec: ECC_NIST_P256`, `KeyUsage: SIGN_VERIFY`, on a **90-day rotation cadence** (matches per-stack CMK rotation per D-069). **Verify the key spec + rotation status:** ```sh aws kms describe-key --key-id alias/nova-oidc-signing \ --query 'KeyMetadata.[KeySpec,KeyUsage,Description]' --output text # → ECC_NIST_P256 SIGN_VERIFY ``` **Apply a rotation policy** (key re-point, not key deletion — the alias moves to a new key while the old key stays valid during the overlap window, §17 JWKS-ROTATION): 1. Create the new key (same spec): ```sh NEW_KEY=$(aws kms create-key \ --key-spec ECC_NIST_P256 \ --key-usage SIGN_VERIFY \ --description "nova-oidc-signing-$(date +%Y%m%d)" \ --query KeyId --output text) ``` 2. Re-point the alias: ```sh aws kms update-alias --alias-name alias/nova-oidc-signing \ --target-key-id "$NEW_KEY" ``` 3. Apply the rotation policy (the key policy grants `kms:Sign` to the token-vend Lambda role + `kms:GetPublicKey` to the JWKS Lambda role): ```sh aws kms put-key-policy --key-id "$NEW_KEY" \ --policy-name default --policy file://kms-signing-key-policy.json ``` 4. After the 24-hour overlap window (§17), disable + schedule deletion of the old key: ```sh aws kms disable-key --key-id "" aws kms schedule-key-deletion --key-id "" \ --pending-window-in-days 7 ``` 5. Verify the new key is active: `nova idp setup --verify` (the KMS round-trip test, REQ-362). **Audit:** emit a `kms.key_rotated` event with `old_key_id`, `new_key_id`, `rotated_at`. ## 10. JWKS reachability via CloudFront edge (D-233, INV-18) The JWKS endpoint is the **only public read surface** of the live platform (INV-18, D-233). All other platform endpoints gate with `AuthType: AWS_IAM`. CloudFront + OAC pinning replaces direct Lambda Function URL exposure. **Critical pitfall (RESEARCH §4):** the JWKS Function URL `AuthType` MUST be `AWS_IAM`, NOT `NONE`. A common mistake is to set `AuthType: NONE` on the Function URL (thinking CloudFront is the gate) — that exposes the JWKS endpoint directly to the internet, bypassing OAC. The correct configuration: | Setting | Value | |---------|-------| | Function URL `AuthType` | `AWS_IAM` (NOT `NONE`) | | CloudFront OAC `OriginAccessControlOriginType` | `lambda` | | CloudFront OAC `SigningBehavior` | `always` | | Lambda resource policy | `lambda:InvokeFunctionUrl` scoped to the CloudFront distribution ARN | With `AuthType: AWS_IAM` + OAC `always` signing, CloudFront signs every origin request with SigV4; a direct Function URL request has no SigV4 signature → 403. Only CloudFront can reach the origin. **Verification (M1.5 item 9):** ```sh # Via CloudFront → 200 curl -sI https:///.well-known/jwks.json | head -1 # → HTTP/2 200 # Direct Function URL → 403 curl -sI "/.well-known/jwks.json" | head -1 # → HTTP/2 403 ``` If the direct Function URL returns 200, the `AuthType` is `NONE` — fix the Terraform + re-apply before declaring M1.5 green. ## 11. PITR restore (data-engineer section) DynamoDB point-in-time recovery (PITR) is enabled on every identity + contract table. PITR lets you restore a table to any second in the last **35 days** (the AWS retention window). **Tables with PITR enabled:** | Table | Purpose | |-------|---------| | `nova-contracts` | contract ingestor records | | `nova-change-requests` | change request ledger | | `nova-outbox` | audit outbox | | `nova-users` | Nova-idp users (Argon2id hashes) | | `nova-sessions` | Nova-idp sessions (TTL `expires_at`) | | `nova-pats` | Nova-idp PATs (revocation strong-read, D-229) | **Enable PITR (on a new/restored table — PITR does not carry over from the source):** ```sh aws dynamodb update-continuous-backups \ --table-name \ --point-in-time-recovery-specification PointInTimeRecoveryEnabled=true ``` **Restore a table to a point in time** (PITR never overwrites the source — restore to a NEW table, then repoint): ```sh RESTORE_TO=$(date -u -d '1 hour ago' +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ) aws dynamodb restore-table-to-point-in-time \ --source-table-name
\ --target-table-name
-restored \ --restore-date-time "$RESTORE_TO" \ --billing-mode-restore-as-is # After the restore completes (status ACTIVE), repoint the app: # - update the stack env var to the restored table name, or # - rename: delete
, then update-table --new-table-name
# Then re-enable PITR on the restored table (see above). ``` **Verify PITR is enabled on all tables:** ```sh for t in nova-contracts nova-change-requests nova-outbox \ nova-users nova-sessions nova-pats; do aws dynamodb describe-continuous-backups --table-name "$t" \ --query 'ContinuousBackupsDescription.PointInTimeRecoveryDescription.PointInTimeRecoveryStatus' \ --output text done # → ENABLED (x6) ``` Restores older than 35 days are impossible — for longer retention, export to S3 via the on-demand export or a scheduled AWS Backup plan. ## 12. DynamoDB import addresses (REQ-361, covered-reference) The `importable-resources.tf` map in `nova-platform-ops` lists the existing live resources that `terraform import` adopts at M1 cutover (§2 step 4). Re-import exits non-zero with `resource_already_imported` (IMPORT-IDEMPOTENT); CI import treats this as idempotent success. | Terraform address | AWS resource | Type | |-------------------|--------------|------| | `aws_s3_bucket.nova_tfstate` | `nova-tfstate-581513795199-us-east-1` | S3 bucket (state backend) | | `aws_dynamodb_table.nova_contracts` | `nova-contracts` | DynamoDB table | | `aws_dynamodb_table.nova_change_requests` | `nova-change-requests` | DynamoDB table | | `aws_dynamodb_table.nova_outbox` | `nova-outbox` | DynamoDB table | | `aws_iam_role.acdl_act_runner` | `acdl-act-runner-role` | IAM role (reused, spec §7.6) | | `aws_kms_key.` | per-stack CMKs | KMS key (one per stack) | The identity tables (`nova-users`, `nova-sessions`, `nova-pats`) are **new** resources added at M1 (§2 step 6), not imported — they do not yet exist in the account at M1. ## 13. PAT revocation (D-229) PAT revocation has a **60s SLO**: the token-vend Lambda does a strongly-consistent DynamoDB read (`ConsistentRead=True`) on every token-vend request. A revoked PAT is reflected on the next vend, within 60s P95. **Verify a PAT's revocation status (strong read):** ```sh aws dynamodb get-item \ --table-name nova-pats \ --key '{"jti":{"S":""}}' \ --consistent-read \ --query 'Item.status.S' --output text # → active (still valid) # → revoked (next token-vend returns 403) ``` **Revoke a PAT at the DDB level** (emergency — when the CLI is unavailable; the `jti` is known but the raw PAT is not): ```sh aws dynamodb update-item \ --table-name nova-pats \ --key '{"jti":{"S":""}}' \ --update-expression "SET #s = :r" \ --expression-attribute-names '{"#s":"status"}' \ --expression-attribute-values '{":r":{"S":"revoked"}}' ``` The item is **retained** (not deleted) so the audit trail is intact — only `status` flips from `active` to `revoked`. The next `token-vend` call with that `jti` returns `403 pat_revoked` immediately (D-229: the strong read is synchronous). ## 14. Edge configuration (REQ-364/365/366, covered-reference) The edge stack fronts the JWKS Lambda with CloudFront + WAF + ACM + Route53. This is the public read surface (§10, INV-18). ### CloudFront + OAC (REQ-364) - Distribution origin = the JWKS Lambda Function URL. - OAC: `OriginAccessControlOriginType: lambda`, `SigningBehavior: always` (§10). - Cache behavior: `Cache-Control: max-age=3600` honored (JWKS-SLO). ### WAF WebACL (REQ-365) - Scope: `CLOUDFRONT` (the WebACL is in `us-east-1`, the only region for CloudFront-scoped WebACLs). - Rate-based rule: `RateBasedStatement` with `Limit: 3000`, `AggregateKeyType: IP`, `EvaluationWindowSec: 300` (3000 requests per 5 minutes per IP). - Managed rules: `AWSManagedRulesCommonRuleSet` (the AWS managed rule group for common attacks). ### ACM certificate (REQ-366) - Certificate in `us-east-1` (CloudFront requires the cert in us-east-1). - DNS validation (a CNAME record per validation record is written to Route53). The cert status MUST be `ISSUED` (not `PENDING_VALIDATION`) before the CloudFront distribution can serve the domain. ### Route53 (REQ-366) - An A-alias record pointing to the CloudFront distribution's domain name. ### `route53_record_not_resolvable` debugging If the JWKS domain does not resolve (`route53_record_not_resolvable` or `NXDOMAIN`): 1. **Check ACM cert status:** ```sh aws acm describe-certificate --certificate-arn \ --query 'Certificate.Status' --output text # → must be ISSUED, not PENDING_VALIDATION ``` If `PENDING_VALIDATION`, the DNS validation CNAME records are not in Route53 (or not propagated). Re-apply the validation records + wait for AWS to validate (typically minutes). 2. **Check CloudFront status:** ```sh aws cloudfront get-distribution --id \ --query 'Distribution.Status' --output text # → must be Deployed ``` If `InProgress`, wait for the deployment to finish. CloudFront deployments take ~5-15 minutes. 3. **Check the Route53 alias record** points to the CloudFront distribution domain name (not the Function URL). ## 15. Fargate standby health (KJ-WARMUP-HEALTH, REQ-363b) The Fargate standby is the always-warm minimal defensive fallback (REQ-363b). It runs the **same ECR image** as the Lambda (KJ-LOCKSTEP, REQ-371) — so it is always running the current digest, never a stale one. **Health probe:** `GET /health → 200` every **10s** (KJ-WARMUP-HEALTH). **Failure handling:** 3 consecutive probe failures → alert + the token-vend path **fails closed** (no signing). The standby does not silently degrade — if it is not healthy, token-vend does not fall back to it; it fails closed (INV-17 ABAC discipline extended to the substrate). **Verify the standby is `READY` before M1 cutover:** ```sh # The Fargate task health check (target group) aws elbv2 describe-target-health \ --target-group-arn \ --query 'TargetHealthDescriptions[0].TargetHealth.State' --output text # → healthy # Direct probe curl -sI https:///health | head -1 # → HTTP/1.1 200 ``` **Fargate sunset discipline (D-237):** the standby may not be deleted unless REQ-363 has been green in production for **≥30 consecutive days**. Sunset requires an architecture review. Do not delete the standby to save ~$15/month (§7) without that review — it is the defensive fallback for the `kj` substrate. ## 16. IAM scope (IAM-NARROW, REQ-360, covered-reference) The Gitea OIDC role for `act_runner` (reused `acdl-act-runner-role`, spec §7.6) is bounded per REQ-360. **No `Action: "*"` or `Resource: "*"`** (IAM-NARROW). The scope covers only: | Action | Scope | Why | |--------|-------|-----| | `kms:*` | customer-managed keys in `581513795199` | KMS signing + rotation | | `dynamodb:*` | tables prefixed `nova-` | identity + contract tables | | `lambda:*` | functions prefixed `nova-` | the 3 Nova-idp Lambdas | | `s3:*` | buckets prefixed `nova-` | state bucket + artifact cache | | `cloudfront:*` | tagged resources | the JWKS distribution | | `wafv2:*` | tagged resources | the WebACL | | `acm:*` | tagged resources | the JWKS cert | | `route53:*` | tagged resources | the JWKS alias | | `iam:PassRole` | roles tagged `nova-ops-only` | pass roles to Lambda/ECS only | **Verify (M1.5 item 10):** ```sh aws iam get-role-policy --role-name acdl-act-runner-role \ --policy-name --query 'PolicyDocument' --output json \ | jq '.Statement[].Action, .Statement[].Resource' # → no "*" in either list ``` If `Action: "*"` or `Resource: "*"` appears, the IAM policy is too broad — fix the Terraform + re-apply before declaring M1.5 green. ## 17. JWKS-ROTATION On KMS key rotation (§9), **both old + new public keys** are published in the JWKS during a **24-hour overlap window**. The old key is removed from the JWKS only after consumers pick up the new one. - During the overlap: the JWKS Lambda lists all keys the alias has pointed at that are still enabled. Already-issued OIDC tokens (signed with the old key) keep verifying until they expire (OIDC TTL default 15 min; PAT TTL ≤ 24h dev / ≤ 1h service-account). - **Do not disable the old key until at least the max PAT TTL (24h) has elapsed.** - After the overlap, the old key is removed from the JWKS + disabled + scheduled for deletion (§9 step 4). This is JWKS-ROTATION (NFR) — the rotation is non-disruptive because consumers cache the JWKS for up to `max-age=3600` (1h, JWKS-SLO) and re-fetch within that window, picking up both keys during the overlap. ## 18. Cutover Gates (grill CF-2/G-5) Each covered-reference REQ has a cutover gate (M1/M1.5/M2) with a verification command + a **"Result" column**. The operator fills the Result column after running the gate in `nova-platform-ops` CI. **P6 audit verifies every covered-reference REQ has a non-empty, green Result.** Empty or red → P6 blocks (grill CF-2/G-5). | REQ | Gate | Verification command | Result | |-----|------|----------------------|--------| | REQ-355 | M1 | `terraform plan` resolves `data.aws_ecr_image.kj_image` from `local.nova_platform_version` + `local.kj_source_sha`; both image_uri attributes present | _(operator fills: green/red + run ID/SHA + attestor)_ | | REQ-356 | M1 | `terraform plan` exit 0 (no drift) on a clean checkout of `main`; exit 2 → `drift_detected` fails the apply workflow | _(operator fills)_ | | REQ-357 | M1.5 | `terraform apply` `workflow_dispatch` triggered by PR author → rejected; distinct user → proceeds (M1.5 item 11) | _(operator fills)_ | | REQ-358 | M2 | bump `nova_platform_version` → `terraform apply` → `aws lambda get-function ... ImageUri` `CodeSha256` matches the artifact SHA-256 from the GitHub Release body | _(operator fills)_ | | REQ-359 | M1 | `git -C nova-platform-ops remote -v` shows only the Gitea private remote (no GitHub mirror); Gitea repo `private: true` | _(operator fills)_ | | REQ-360 | M1.5 | `aws iam get-role-policy` on the OIDC role asserts no `Action: "*"` + no `Resource: "*"` (M1.5 item 10, §16) | _(operator fills)_ | | REQ-361 | M1 | `terraform import` on each address in `importable-resources.tf` (§12) succeeds; re-import exits `resource_already_imported` → CI treats as idempotent success (IMPORT-IDEMPOTENT) | _(operator fills)_ | | REQ-362 | M1.5 | `nova idp setup --verify` (KMS round-trip) against `alias/nova-oidc-signing` (`ECC_NIST_P256`, `SIGN_VERIFY`) → `{"passed":true}` (M1.5 item 6) | _(operator fills)_ | | REQ-363 | M1.5 | `nova_idp_token_vend.handler` invokes `subprocess.run(['/opt/kj/kj','apply',...])` on the live image; `file(1)` reports `statically linked` (M1.5 items 2-4, KJ-STATIC) | _(operator fills)_ | | REQ-363b | M1.5 | Fargate standby `GET /health → 200` every 10s (KJ-WARMUP-HEALTH); same ECR digest as the Lambda (KJ-LOCKSTEP); activates only if M1.5 items 1-7 fail 3× (§5) | _(operator fills)_ | | REQ-364 | M1.5 | direct JWKS Function URL → 403; via-CloudFront → 200 (M1.5 item 9, §10, INV-18) | _(operator fills)_ | | REQ-365 | M1 | `aws wafv2 get-web-acl` shows `RateBasedStatement` Limit 3000, AggregateKeyType IP, EvaluationWindowSec 300 + `AWSManagedRulesCommonRuleSet`; Scope CLOUDFRONT in us-east-1 (§14) | _(operator fills)_ | | REQ-366 | M1 | `aws acm describe-certificate` Status `ISSUED`; Route53 A-alias resolves to the CloudFront distribution domain (§14) | _(operator fills)_ | | REQ-371 | M2 | after `terraform apply`, both `aws_lambda_function.nova_idp_token_vend.image_uri` and `aws_ecs_task_definition.kj.container_definitions[0].image` report the same ECR digest (KJ-LOCKSTEP precondition green at plan) | _(operator fills)_ | > **P6 audit rule (grill CF-2/G-5):** every row's Result column must > be non-empty + green. An empty or red Result blocks the milestone > ship. The operator attestation is the acdl-side evidence surface; > the live verification runs in `nova-platform-ops` CI. --- ## Appendix — quick reference | Procedure | Cadence / trigger | Section | |-----------|-------------------|---------| | Day-0 cutover (M1) | one-time | §2 | | M1.5 verification gate | one-time (3 consecutive green rebuilds) | §3 | | M2 operational handoff | per engineering change (tag-pin bump) | §4 | | M2a Fargate activation | conditional (M1.5 fails 3×) | §5 | | Rollback | on regression | §6 | | Artifact-mirror fallback | on GitHub Releases unreachable | §8 | | KMS rotation | every 90 days | §9 | | JWKS-ROTATION overlap | on each KMS rotation (24h window) | §17 | | PITR restore | on data loss / corruption (35-day window) | §11 | | Emergency PAT revocation | on compromise (DDB-level, immediate) | §13 | | Fargate standby health check | continuous (every 10s) | §15 | | Fargate sunset | ≥30 consecutive days green + architecture review | §5, §15 | | `route53_record_not_resolvable` debug | on JWKS domain not resolving | §14 | | Cutover gate attestation | at M1/M1.5/M2 (operator fills Result column) | §18 |