diff --git a/kubernetes/infrastructure/openbao/rotation/netbird-ingress.yaml b/kubernetes/infrastructure/openbao/rotation/netbird-ingress.yaml
index dfdfdc51..640f0345 100644
--- a/kubernetes/infrastructure/openbao/rotation/netbird-ingress.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/infrastructure/openbao/rotation/netbird-ingress.yaml
@@ -9,18 +9,12 @@
 # the netbird-ingress DaemonSet so its peers re-enroll with the new key. Setup
 # keys are disposable/reusable by design, so this is inherently low-risk.
 #
-# ┌─ SUSPENDED (spec.suspend: true) ─────────────────────────────────────────┐
-# │ This is UNTESTED scaffolding. Before enabling:                            │
-# │  1. Provision the bootstrap PAT (see rotator-netbird.hcl).                │
-# │  2. FILL IN NB_AUTO_GROUPS below with your real NetBird group IDs — the   │
-# │     new setup key MUST assign peers to the same groups as the current one │
-# │     (GET {mgmt}/api/groups with the PAT to find them), or re-enrolled     │
-# │     ingress peers land in the wrong group and routing breaks.             │
-# │  3. Test on-demand: `kubectl -n openbao create job                        │
-# │     --from=cronjob/netbird-secret-rotate netbird-secret-rotate-test`,     │
-# │     inspect logs + the resulting key, verify a daemonset pod re-enrolls.  │
-# │  4. Only then set spec.suspend: false.                                    │
-# └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+# Tested + enabled 2026-07-19. The minted key MUST match the ingress key's
+# settings: ephemeral=true (peers auto-reaped when offline — these DaemonSet peers
+# re-enroll fresh on every restart) and allow_extra_dns_labels=true (the `DNS`
+# capability), in the k8s-ingress-router group. It KEEPS a bounded 1y expiry on
+# purpose: an auto-rotated key SHOULD expire, so a silently-broken rotation
+# eventually surfaces (new enrollments fail) instead of a key living forever.
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
@@ -41,7 +35,7 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: netbird-ingress
     app.kubernetes.io/component: secret-rotator
 spec:
-  suspend: true # UNTESTED — see header; enable only after bootstrap + manual test
+  suspend: false # tested + enabled 2026-07-19
   schedule: "0 4 1 1,4,7,10 *" # quarterly, Europe/Berlin
   timeZone: Europe/Berlin
   concurrencyPolicy: Forbid
@@ -83,9 +77,9 @@ spec:
                   value: http://openbao.openbao.svc.cluster.local:8200
                 - name: NB_MANAGEMENT_URL
                   value: "https://netbird.renner.uno"
-                # FILL IN: comma-separated NetBird group IDs for the new key.
+                # NetBird group ID(s) for the new key — the k8s-ingress-router group.
                 - name: NB_AUTO_GROUPS
-                  value: "REPLACE_WITH_GROUP_IDS"
+                  value: "d8umic2oc9cs73d4e1f0"
               command: ["python3", "-c"]
               args:
                 - |
@@ -109,7 +103,8 @@ spec:
                   # 3. mint a new reusable setup key via the NetBird mgmt API
                   key = call("POST", mgmt + "/api/setup-keys", {"Authorization": "Token " + pat},
                              {"name": "ingress-rotated", "type": "reusable", "expires_in": 31536000,
-                              "usage_limit": 0, "auto_groups": groups})["key"]
+                              "usage_limit": 0, "ephemeral": True, "allow_extra_dns_labels": True,
+                              "auto_groups": groups})["key"]
                   # 4. patch the new key into OpenBao (KV v2 merge-patch)
                   call("PATCH", bao + "/v1/homelab/data/infrastructure/netbird-ingress",
                        {"X-Vault-Token": tok}, {"data": {"setup-key": key}}, "application/merge-patch+json")