cw-loggroup-retention-period-check
Checks whether Amazon CloudWatch LogGroup retention period is set to specific number of days. The rule is NON_COMPLIANT if the retention period for the log group is less than the MinRetentionTime parameter.
If the retention setting is "Never expire" for a log group, the rule is marked as COMPLIANT.
Identifier: CW_LOGGROUP_RETENTION_PERIOD_CHECK
Trigger type: Periodic
AWS Region: All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Asia Pacific (Osaka) Region
Parameters:
- LogGroupNames (Optional)
- Type: CSV
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A comma-separated list of Log Group names to check the retention period.
- MinRetentionTime (Optional)
- Type: int
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Specify the retention time. 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
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