DynamoDB table has point-in-time recovery turned off

What it checks

DynamoDB table has point-in-time recovery turned off

Where it applies

Terraform: aws_dynamodb_table

CloudFormation: AWS::DynamoDB::Table

How to fix it

1. Terraform: enable point_in_time_recovery { enabled = true }. CloudFormation: set PointInTimeRecoverySpecification.PointInTimeRecoveryEnabled to true. The recovery window is optional: recovery_period_in_days in Terraform or PointInTimeRecoverySpecification.RecoveryPeriodInDays in CloudFormation, from 1–35 days, with default 35 days. Recovery points become available after enablement; re-enabling resets the history.

Frameworks

• AWS Well-Architected REL.9

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