Medium DocumentDB Regional

Amazon DocumentDB clusters should have deletion protection enabled

NIST 800-53

Description

Confirms that DocumentDB clusters have deletion protection enabled, preventing accidental or unauthorized deletion.


Remediation

Enable deletion protection for your Amazon DocumentDB cluster to prevent accidental deletion.

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 'Deletion protection' section, select 'Enable deletion protection'.
  6. Choose 'Continue' and then 'Modify cluster'.

Compliance

NIST 800-53