Disaster Recovery¶
Definition¶
Strategies for recovering eKYC services from major failures — data center outages, regional disasters, data corruption, or security breaches.
DR Metrics¶
| Metric | Definition | eKYC Target |
|---|---|---|
| RPO | Recovery Point Objective — max data loss | < 1 hour |
| RTO | Recovery Time Objective — max downtime | < 4 hours |
DR Strategies¶
| Strategy | RPO | RTO | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backup & restore | Hours | Hours-days | Low |
| Pilot light | Minutes | 1-2 hours | Medium |
| Warm standby | Seconds | Minutes | High |
| Multi-region active-active | Zero | Zero | Very high |
Key Takeaways¶
Summary
- Warm standby is the sweet spot for most eKYC platforms — minutes RTO, manageable cost
- Biometric data backups must be encrypted and access-controlled — even in DR scenarios
- Regular DR drills are essential — test failover before you need it