Data protection in AWS Backup
AWS Backup conforms to the AWS shared responsibility
model
For data protection purposes, we recommend that you protect AWS account credentials and set up individual user accounts with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). This helps ensure that each user is given only the permissions necessary to fulfill their job duties. We also recommend that you secure your data in the following ways:
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Use multi-factor authentication (MFA) with each account.
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Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) to communicate with AWS resources.
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Use AWS encryption solutions, along with all default security controls within AWS services.
We strongly recommend that you never put sensitive identifying information, such as your customers' account numbers, into free-form fields such as a Name field. This includes when you work with AWS Backup or other AWS services using the console, API, AWS CLI, or AWS SDKs. Any data that you enter into AWS Backup or other services might get picked up for inclusion in diagnostic logs. When you provide a URL to an external server, don't include credentials information in the URL to validate your request to that server.
For more information about data protection, see the AWS Shared Responsibility Model and GDPR