SQS queue must be encrypted with a KMS key

High AWS General aws-sqs-queue-encryption

Applies to

  • AWS::SQS::Queue

What CGPulse checks

A resource passes this rule when kmsMasterKeyId must be set true. Anything else is reported as a finding with the evaluated property value attached as evidence.

How to fix it

Enable encryption at rest to protect queued messages from storage compromise. In AWS Console: SQS > Queues > select queue > Edit > enable Encryption. See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-server-side-encryption.html

CLI

aws sqs set-queue-attributes --queue-url "{id}" --attributes KmsMasterKeyId=alias/aws/sqs

Terraform

resource "aws_sqs_queue" "{name}" {
  kms_master_key_id = aws_kms_key.{name}.id
}

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