RDS cluster must have sufficient backup retention period
High
AWS
General
aws-rds-dbcluster-backup-retention-2
Applies to
AWS::RDS::DBCluster
What CGPulse checks
A resource passes this rule when backupRetentionPeriod must be greater than 7. Anything else is reported as a finding with the evaluated property value attached as evidence.
How to fix it
Set backup retention to at least 7 days for adequate data recovery options. In AWS Console: RDS > Databases > Modify > set Backup retention period to 7+ days. See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_WorkingWithAutomatedBackups.html
Terraform
resource "aws_rds_cluster" "{name}" {
backup_retention_period = 14
}
Compliance frameworks
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