RESF Monday Cutover — Finalized 3 PM PT Execution Plan

March 13, 2026 at 8:43 PMoperationalcritical

Situation

Finalized the RESF infrastructure cutover plan for Monday March 16 at 3 PM PT, including DNS NS record flip, AWS VPC firewalling, account disabling (Lewis, Neal), and security audit — accepting up to 24 hours of DNS-related downtime.

Reasoning

Security takes priority over community continuity in crisis. Establishing control before the board meeting means acting from a position of strength. DNS downtime is an acceptable tradeoff vs leaving hostile actors with access. The wall-clock time coordinates non-CIQ personnel (Duncan, Fastly) and the Zoom war room ensures real-time coordination.

Additional Context

Culmination of weeks of RESF planning. Board meeting at 4 PM PT same day. Mustafa confirmed for midnight Oslo time. 3-day Koji rebuild as worst-case contingency.

Observed Evidence

RESF Sync meeting with 11 attendees — detailed planning of DNS strategy, security lockdown, Koji contingency. Confirmed across Nathan 1:1, Ryan 1:1, Sarah sync, Steve 1:1.

Matching Patterns

30%
Small Circle for Sensitive Operations(same strategy category, sensitive operational execution)

Confidence Breakdown

35/35
Evidence
28/30
Pattern
20/20
Source
14/15
Corroboration

Reasoning Depth Analysis

Org Signal:CIQ asserting direct control over RESF infrastructure — shifts from volunteer model to professional operations
Who Affected:Entire Rocky Linux community experiences temporary downtime; Mustafa coordinating from Oslo
Precedent:Security takes priority over community continuity in crisis situations
Consequences:Real DNS downtime for users (up to 24h), but recoverable. Koji rebuild 3 days worst case.
Timing:Before board meeting = establish facts on the ground, inform from position of strength

Related Context

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RESF Sync

fathom

Cutover set for Monday 3 PM PT. DNS NS flip, AWS VPC firewall, disable Lewis/Neal accounts, audit SSH keys.

Outcome

No outcome recorded yet.

Decision ID: b4e78ee8-ee4c-43e1-9087-37ea37185d03