cw-loggroup-retention-period-check

Checks if an Amazon CloudWatch LogGroup retention period is set to greater than 365 days or else a specified retention period. The rule is NON_COMPLIANT if the retention period is less than MinRetentionTime, if specified, or else 365 days.

Note

If the retention setting is "Never expire" for a log group, the rule is marked as COMPLIANT.

Identifier: CW_LOGGROUP_RETENTION_PERIOD_CHECK

Resource Types: AWS::Logs::LogGroup

Trigger type: Periodic

AWS Region: All supported AWS regions

Parameters:

LogGroupNames (Optional)

Type: CSV

A comma-separated list of Log Group names to check the retention period.

MinRetentionTime (Optional)

Type: int

Specify the retention time in days. Valid values are: 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 365, 400, 545, 731, 1827, and 3653. The default retention period is 365 days.

AWS CloudFormation template

To create AWS Config managed rules with AWS CloudFormation templates, see Creating AWS Config Managed Rules With AWS CloudFormation Templates.