Load balancer must have deletion protection enabled
Medium
AWS
General
aws-elasticloadbalancingv2-loadbalancer-load-balan
Applies to
AWS::ElasticLoadBalancingV2::LoadBalancer
What CGPulse checks
A resource passes this rule when deletionProtectionEnabled must equal true. Anything else is reported as a finding with the evaluated property value attached as evidence.
How to fix it
Enable deletion/termination protection to prevent accidental data loss. In AWS Console: Resource > Settings > enable Deletion protection. See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/backup-recovery/best-practices.html
Terraform
resource "aws_lb" "{name}" {
enable_deletion_protection = true
}
Compliance frameworks
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