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Medium DocumentDB Regional

Amazon DocumentDB clusters should have an adequate backup retention period

NIST 800-53PCI DSS v4.0.1PCI DSS v3.2.1HIPAA

Description

Ensures DocumentDB clusters have a backup retention period of at least 7 days, supporting recovery from accidental deletion, corruption, and other data loss scenarios.

Remediation

Configure your Amazon DocumentDB cluster to have an adequate backup retention period of at least 7 days.

Steps

  1. Open the Amazon DocumentDB console.
  2. Choose 'Clusters' from the navigation pane.
  3. Select the cluster you want to modify.
  4. Choose 'Modify'.
  5. In the 'Backup' section, set 'Backup retention period' to at least 7 days.
  6. Choose 'Continue' and then 'Modify cluster'.

Compliance

NIST 800-53PCI DSS v4.0.1PCI DSS v3.2.1HIPAA
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