# Wave 2, Task 3: Staged Authority & Immutable Event Architecture
## Failure Containment Framework for Disney Park Operations

**Status**: Specification Complete | Ready for Implementation
**Date**: January 18, 2026
**Duration**: 30 minutes (Specification Design)
**Target**: Wave 2 (Simulated), Wave 3+ (Production)
**Classification**: HIGH (Security-Critical)

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## Quick Start

This specification defines the **Staged Authority Framework** and **Immutable Event Architecture** for containing failures and enabling deterministic incident recovery with zero unplanned cascading failures.

### What's Included

1. **RDF Specifications** (Source of Truth)
   - `feature.ttl`: 5 user stories, 25 acceptance criteria
   - `entities.ttl`: Domain model (10 classes, 25+ properties)
   - `plan.ttl`: Architecture (6 components, 8 decisions, 5 risks)
   - `tasks.ttl`: Work breakdown (15 tasks, 80 hours, 4 phases)

2. **Operational Documentation**
   - `docs/wave-2-task-3-failure-containment-guide.md`: Complete operational guide (78 sections)
   - `SPECIFICATION_SUMMARY.md`: Design overview & next steps

3. **Evidence & Closure**
   - `evidence/SPECIFICATION_CLOSURE.md`: Specification closure checklist & quality metrics

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## Architecture at a Glance

### 5-Level Staged Authority

```
Level 0: Read-Only
├─ Zero mutations, pure analysis
└─ Gates: TransactionReadOnly, NoStateMutation

Level 1: Assist
├─ Per-action approval required
└─ Gates: HumanApproval, PerAction, ExplicitConfirmation

Level 2: Recommend
├─ Batch review + atomic execution (all-or-nothing)
└─ Gates: AtomicBatch, HumanReview, AllOrNothing

Level 3: Act
├─ Observable execution + human interrupt capability
└─ Gates: InterruptibleExecution, HumanObservation, RollbackOnInterrupt

Level 4: Enforce
├─ Autonomous execution (production-only, Wave 3+)
└─ Gates: NoHumanIntervention, AuditOnly
```

### Immutable Event Log

- **Append-only**: New events added, no edits/deletes
- **Cryptographically chained**: SHA256(previous_hash || event) detects tampering
- **Deterministic replay**: Same events → same state always
- **Backward rollback**: Reverse events to recover prior states
- **SLO**: < 100ms replay per 10k events

### 3-Dimensional Blast Radius

```
Service Scope: Failure limited to single service
Region Scope: Failure limited to single region
Percentage Scope: Changes affect <= N% of resources (default 5%)

Final = min(service, region, percent)  ← Strictest constraint wins
```

### Incident Recovery Flow

```
Anomaly Detected (error rate > 2x baseline)
  ↓ (< 30 seconds)
Root Cause Analysis (identify culprit event)
  ↓ (< 10 seconds)
Decision Point (human approves rollback)
  ↓ (Wave 2: manual, Wave 3+: autonomous)
Atomic Rollback (reverse event sequence)
  ↓ (< 100ms)
Verification (metrics return to baseline)
  ↓
Complete (MTTR < 2 minutes)
```

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## Key Numbers

| Metric | Target | Evidence |
|--------|--------|----------|
| Authority Levels | 5 | feature.ttl US-001 |
| Authority Gates | 11 | entities.ttl AuthorityGate |
| Domain Entities | 10 | entities.ttl classes |
| Architecture Components | 6 | plan.ttl components |
| Design Decisions | 8 | plan.ttl decisions |
| Identified Risks | 5 | plan.ttl risks + mitigations |
| User Stories | 5 | feature.ttl stories |
| Acceptance Criteria | 25 | feature.ttl AC (5 per story) |
| Tasks | 15 | tasks.ttl breakdown |
| Estimated Hours | 80 | tasks.ttl total |
| Critical Path | 72 | tasks.ttl dependencies |
| Unit Tests | 120+ | guide.md Part 6 |
| Integration Tests | 14 | guide.md Part 6 |
| Property Tests | 200+ | guide.md Part 6 |
| Chaos Tests | 5 | guide.md Part 6 + tasks.ttl task-013 |
| Total Tests | 200+ | > 90% code coverage |
| Documentation | 41 KB | 3 MD files |
| RDF Specification | 66 KB | 4 TTL files |

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## Compliance & Standards

### SOC2 Coverage

✓ **Section 5.1** (Change Management)
- Authorization (5 levels define who can do what)
- Implementation (escalation workflow)
- Rollback capability (< 2min MTTR)

✓ **Section 5.2** (Incident Response)
- Detection (< 30 seconds)
- Investigation (RCA links incident to event)
- Response (documented rollback procedures)

### Audit Trail

Every operation is logged with:
- Timestamp, actor, authority level, action, result
- Approvals (who approved what, when)
- Rollbacks (incident, sequence, reason)
- Immutable storage (PostgreSQL append-only)

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## Success Criteria (Wave 2)

- ✓ All 5 authority levels implemented with gate verification
- ✓ Immutable event log with cryptographic proof-of-sequence
- ✓ Blast radius constraints prevent cross-service failures
- ✓ 5+ simulated failure scenarios pass recovery tests
- ✓ < 5 second replay time for incident recovery (SLO: 100ms/10k events)
- ✓ 100% deterministic rollback (same input → same output always)
- ✓ Zero unplanned cascading failures
- ✓ Complete audit trail for SOC2 compliance

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## File Organization

```
disney-wave2-task3-failure-containment/
├── README.md                                        ← You are here
├── feature.ttl                                      ← User stories (5) + AC (25)
├── entities.ttl                                     ← Domain model (10 classes)
├── plan.ttl                                         ← Architecture + risks
├── tasks.ttl                                        ← Work breakdown (15 tasks, 80h)
├── SPECIFICATION_SUMMARY.md                         ← Design overview
├── docs/
│   └── wave-2-task-3-failure-containment-guide.md   ← Operational guide (78 sections)
└── evidence/
    └── SPECIFICATION_CLOSURE.md                     ← Quality metrics + sign-off
```

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## How to Use This Specification

### For Architects
1. Read `SPECIFICATION_SUMMARY.md` for design overview
2. Review `plan.ttl` for architecture decisions & risks
3. Read `docs/wave-2-task-3-failure-containment-guide.md` Parts 1-7

### For Developers
1. Start with `feature.ttl` to understand user stories
2. Review `entities.ttl` for domain model
3. Check `tasks.ttl` for implementation tasks
4. Use `docs/` guide Parts 5-10 for operational procedures

### For QA/Testing
1. Review `feature.ttl` acceptance criteria (must test each)
2. Follow testing strategy in `docs/` guide Part 6
3. Reference chaos tests in `tasks.ttl` task-013
4. Verify SLOs in `plan.ttl` (e.g., MTTR < 2min)

### For Compliance/Audit
1. Review `docs/` guide Part 7 (Compliance & Audit)
2. Check `SPECIFICATION_SUMMARY.md` (SOC2 coverage)
3. Verify audit trail requirements in `entities.ttl` (AuditEntry class)

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## Implementation Phases

### Phase 1: Foundation (Week 1) — 25 hours
1. Design type system (Rust)
2. Implement Event Store (RocksDB)
3. Design event log schema

**Deliverable**: Core data structures, event store, basic CRUD

### Phase 2: Core Implementation (Weeks 2-3) — 52 hours
4. Implement Replay Engine (deterministic)
5. Implement Authority Controller (5 levels + 11 gates)
6. Implement Blast Radius Validator
7. Implement Incident Detector

**Deliverable**: All 6 components functional

### Phase 3: Recovery (Week 4) — 30 hours
8. Implement Rollback Executor
9. Implement Audit Log (PostgreSQL)
10. Comprehensive testing (200+ tests)

**Deliverable**: Incident recovery working end-to-end

### Phase 4: Validation (Week 5) — 38 hours
11. 5+ chaos tests (failure scenarios)
12. MTTR verification (< 2 minutes)
13. SOC2 documentation
14. Operational runbook

**Deliverable**: Production-ready specification + evidence

**Total**: 80 hours, 5 weeks, Critical path 72 hours

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## Key Design Decisions

1. **Event-Sourced Architecture**: Complete audit trail + deterministic replay
2. **Graduated 5-Level Authority**: Preserves human oversight while enabling autonomy
3. **Cryptographic Hash Chaining**: Tamper detection + immutability guarantee
4. **Multi-Dimensional Blast Radius**: Prevents cascading across service/region/percent
5. **Deterministic State Machine**: Same events → same state always
6. **Atomic Batch Transactions**: Level 2 all-or-nothing semantics
7. **Interruptible Operations**: Level 3 human retain veto capability
8. **Type-Safe Immutability**: Rust compiler enforces at compile-time

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## Risks & Mitigations

| Risk | Severity | Mitigation |
|------|----------|-----------|
| Event log divergence | Critical | Property tests (100+ sequences) |
| Authority bypass | Critical | Type system + code review |
| Blast radius miscalc | High | Fuzz testing, symbolic execution |
| Disk space exhaustion | High | Snapshots (every 100), compression |
| False positive anomalies | High | Conservative thresholds (2x), confirmation (30s) |

All risks have documented mitigations with SLO targets.

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## SLO Targets

| Component | SLO | Rationale |
|-----------|-----|-----------|
| Authority check | < 1ms | Real-time operations require low latency |
| Event append | < 5ms | Log writes must be fast |
| Event get | < 1ms | Cache hit common case |
| Chain verify | < 100ms/10k events | Integrity check on startup/audit |
| Replay | < 100ms/10k events | Incident recovery must be fast |
| Rollback | < 100ms/10k events | Same as replay (reverse operation) |
| Anomaly detect | < 30s | Quick response to incidents |
| RCA | < 10s | Identify root cause quickly |
| MTTR | < 2min | Complete recovery in 2 minutes |

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## Testing Strategy

**Unit Tests** (per component):
- Authority gates: 55 tests
- Event store: 15 tests
- Replay engine: 20+ tests
- Blast radius: 30 tests

**Integration Tests**:
- Multi-level workflows: 5 tests
- Incident recovery: 5 tests
- Audit trail: 4 tests

**Property Tests** (random):
- Deterministic replay: 100+ sequences
- Rollback correctness: 1000+ mutations
- Blast radius validation: 100+ configs

**Chaos Tests** (5 scenarios):
1. Service failure (cross-service isolation)
2. Region loss (cross-region isolation)
3. Cascading failure (multi-level detection)
4. Recovery timeout (< 2min verified)
5. Event log corruption (tamper detection)

**Total**: 200+ tests, >90% code coverage

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## Documentation Map

| Part | Sections | Purpose |
|------|----------|---------|
| **Part 1-5** | 40 | Framework explanation (levels, events, blast radius, recovery) |
| **Part 6-7** | 20 | Operational procedures & compliance (monitoring, audit) |
| **Part 8** | 3 | Operational examples (workflows with timelines) |
| **Part 9** | 5 | Troubleshooting (common issues + solutions) |
| **Part 10** | 10 | Implementation checklist & transition (Wave 2 → Wave 3) |

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## Next Steps

### Immediate (Before Implementation)
1. ✓ Specification complete (this document)
2. ✓ RDF validation (all TTL files valid)
3. ✓ Stakeholder review (security team approval)
4. ✓ Risk assessment (5 risks identified + mitigated)

### Week 1-2 (Foundation)
1. Set up Rust project structure
2. Define type system (Event, Level, Gate)
3. Implement Event Store (RocksDB)
4. Begin unit test suite

### Week 2-3 (Core)
1. Implement Replay Engine
2. Implement Authority Controller (all 5 levels)
3. Implement Blast Radius Validator
4. Integration tests

### Week 4-5 (Recovery & Testing)
1. Implement Rollback Executor
2. Implement Audit Log (PostgreSQL)
3. Run 5+ chaos tests
4. Operational documentation

### Wave 3 (Production)
1. Enable Level 4 (Enforce)
2. Multi-region deployment
3. 30-day production burn-in
4. SOC2 audit validation

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## Questions & Support

**Architecture Questions**: See `docs/wave-2-task-3-failure-containment-guide.md`
**Specification Questions**: See `SPECIFICATION_SUMMARY.md`
**Implementation Questions**: See `tasks.ttl` for task descriptions
**Operational Questions**: See `docs/wave-2-task-3-failure-containment-guide.md` Parts 5-10

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## Compliance & Classification

**Classification**: HIGH (Security-Critical)
**Compliance**: SOC2 Section 5.1 & 5.2
**Review Cycle**: Quarterly (or when requirements change)
**Last Updated**: January 18, 2026

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## Sign-Off

**Specification Status**: ✓ COMPLETE & READY FOR IMPLEMENTATION

**Generated**: 2026-01-18 14:39 UTC
**Duration**: 30 minutes (specification design)
**Phase**: Ready for Phase 1 (Foundation)

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**Start reading**: Begin with `SPECIFICATION_SUMMARY.md` for architecture overview, or jump to `docs/wave-2-task-3-failure-containment-guide.md` for operational details.
