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Ensure Amazon Keyspaces tables have Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) enabled
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| name | cis-aws-database-8.4 |
| description | Ensure Amazon Keyspaces tables have Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) enabled |
| category | cis-database |
| version | 2.0.0 |
| author | cyberstrike-official |
| tags | ["cis","aws","database","keyspaces","cassandra","backup","pitr","recovery"] |
| cis_id | 8.4 |
| cis_benchmark | CIS AWS Database Services Benchmark v2.0.0 |
| tech_stack | ["aws"] |
| cwe_ids | [] |
| chains_with | ["cis-aws-database-8.1","cis-aws-database-8.2","cis-aws-database-8.3"] |
| prerequisites | [] |
| severity_boost | {} |
Ensure that Amazon Keyspaces tables have Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) enabled. When PITR is enabled, Amazon Keyspaces automatically creates continuous backups of table data, allowing tables to be restored to any point in time within the last 35 days. This protection is applied at the table level and provides defense against accidental writes, deletions, and other data loss scenarios.
Enabling PITR on Amazon Keyspaces tables provides continuous, automatic backup protection without requiring manual snapshot management or impacting table performance or availability. In the event of accidental data corruption, malicious writes, or system failures, PITR allows rapid recovery to any second within the last 35 days, significantly reducing data loss exposure and recovery time.
Enabling PITR for Amazon Keyspaces ensures that table data is continuously protected and recoverable to any point within 35 days, providing strong defense against accidental loss and corruption while maintaining full table performance and availability.
List PITR status for all tables in a keyspace:
aws keyspaces get-table \
--keyspace-name <keyspace-name> \
--table-name <table-name>
The pointInTimeRecovery value should be ENABLED for all tables.
Enable PITR on a specific table:
aws keyspaces update-table \
--keyspace-name <keyspace-name> \
--table-name <table-name> \
--point-in-time-recovery status=ENABLED
PITR is disabled by default on Amazon Keyspaces tables.
| Controls Version | Control | IG 1 | IG 2 | IG 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v8 | 11 Data Recovery | x | x | x |
Level 1 | Manual