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Redis cluster should have backup retention turned on

AWS-0050
Service: elasticacheSeverity: medium
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Redis clusters should have a snapshot retention time to ensure that they are backed up and can be restored if required.

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Configure snapshot retention for redis cluster

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# METADATA
# title: Redis cluster should have backup retention turned on
# description: |
#   Redis clusters should have a snapshot retention time to ensure that they are backed up and can be restored if required.
# scope: package
# schemas:
#   - input: schema["cloud"]
# related_resources:
#   - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/red-ug/backups-automatic.html
# custom:
#   id: AWS-0050
#   long_id: aws-elasticache-enable-backup-retention
#   aliases:
#     - AVD-AWS-0050
#     - enable-backup-retention
#     - aws-elasticache-enable-backup-retention
#   provider: aws
#   service: elasticache
#   severity: MEDIUM
#   recommended_action: Configure snapshot retention for redis cluster
#   input:
#     selector:
#       - type: cloud
#         subtypes:
#           - service: elasticache
#             provider: aws
#   examples: checks/cloud/aws/elasticache/enable_backup_retention.yaml
package builtin.aws.elasticache.aws0050

import rego.v1

import data.lib.cloud.value

deny contains res if {
	some cluster in input.aws.elasticache.clusters

	# snapshot_retention_limit is supported for redis only
	cluster.engine.value == "redis"

	# snapshot_retention_limit is not supported on cache.t1.micro cache nodes
	value.is_not_equal(cluster.nodetype, "cache.t1.micro")
	value.is_equal(cluster.snapshotretentionlimit, 0)
	res := result.new("Cluster snapshot retention is not enabled.", cluster.snapshotretentionlimit)
}