Medium S3 Regional

S3 general purpose buckets with versioning enabled should have Lifecycle configurations

NIST 800-53

Description

Confirms that versioned S3 buckets have a lifecycle configuration to manage non-current object versions.


Remediation

Create a Lifecycle configuration for versioned S3 buckets to define actions during an object's lifetime.

Steps

  1. Open the Amazon S3 console.
  2. Select the bucket and choose the 'Management' tab.
  3. Under 'Lifecycle rules', create a rule to manage object versions (e.g., transition or expiration).
  4. Save the rule and verify it appears in the Lifecycle configuration.

Compliance

NIST 800-53