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RDS deletion protection should be enabled

AWS_RDS_005 HIGH Reliability

What it checks

RDS deletion protection should be enabled

Where it applies

Terraform: aws_db_instance

CloudFormation: AWS::RDS::DBInstance

How to fix it

  1. Set deletion_protection = true

Frameworks

These mappings are advisory, not an attestation of compliance.

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