Migration Checklist

Comprehensive checklist for migrating to QNSP.

Pre-migration

• Inventory existing secrets and keys
• Document current access patterns
• Identify all consuming applications
• Plan migration timeline
• Set up QNSP tenant and credentials
• Configure QNSP SDK in applications

Security review

• Review QNSP security model
• Map existing policies to QNSP RBAC
• Plan key rotation schedule
• Configure audit logging
• Set up alerting

Migration execution

• Create QNSP keys (or import via BYOK)
• Migrate secrets in batches
• Verify migrated data
• Update application configurations
• Test in staging environment

Application updates

• Update SDK dependencies
• Modify secret retrieval code
• Update environment variables
• Test authentication flows
• Verify error handling

Validation

• Verify all secrets accessible
• Test encryption/decryption
• Validate audit logs
• Performance testing
• Security testing

Cutover

• Schedule maintenance window
• Deploy updated applications
• Monitor for errors
• Verify functionality
• Update documentation

Post-migration

• Decommission old system
• Rotate migrated secrets
• Review and optimize policies
• Train team on QNSP
• Document lessons learned