aws-cloudformation / aws-cloudformation/cloudformation-coverage-roadmap

AWS::Backup::BackupPlan - AdvancedBackupSettings S3 support - BackupACLs / BackupObjectTags

Open
#2,507 0 comments 1 reaction 0 assignees View on GitHub
Coverage
Dominant language
No language data
Stars
1.1k
Forks
62
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

### Name of the resource

AWS::Backup::BackupPlan

### Resource name

AWS::Backup::BackupPlan

### Description

## Summary

CloudFormation's `AdvancedBackupSettings` for `AWS::Backup::BackupPlan` currently only supports
`ResourceType: EC2` (Windows VSS). There is no way to configure S3-specific advanced backup
options such as `BackupACLs` and `BackupObjectTags` via CloudFormation.

## Current Behavior

Specifying `ResourceType: S3` in `AdvancedBackupSettings` causes an Early Validation error:

```yaml
AdvancedBackupSettings:
- ResourceType: S3 # ❌ Causes Early Validation error
BackupOptions:
BackupACLs: disabled
BackupObjectTags: disabled

Expected Behavior

AdvancedBackupSettings should support ResourceType: S3 with the following options:

AdvancedBackupSettings:
- ResourceType: S3
BackupOptions:
BackupACLs: disabled # Enable/disable ACL backup
BackupObjectTags: disabled # Enable/disable object tag backup

Why This Matters

The AWS Backup API already supports these settings for S3 via UpdateBackupPlan.
This is purely a CloudFormation schema gap.

As a workaround, we are forced to run aws backup update-backup-plan via CLI
in our deployment scripts after CloudFormation deployment, adding operational complexity
and making our infrastructure definition incomplete as IaC.

Workaround (Current)

PLAN=$(aws backup get-backup-plan --backup-plan-id "$PLAN_ID")
UPDATED=$(echo "$PLAN" | jq '.BackupPlan | del(.Rules[].RuleId) | . + {
"AdvancedBackupSettings": [{
"ResourceType": "S3",
"BackupOptions": {
"BackupACLs": "disabled",
"BackupObjectTags": "disabled"
}
}]
}')
aws backup update-backup-plan \
--backup-plan-id "$PLAN_ID" \
--backup-plan "$UPDATED"

References

- AWS Backup Developer Guide - Advanced backup settings
- UpdateBackupPlan API

### Other Details

_No response_

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start at the AWS::Backup::BackupPlan resource's AdvancedBackupSettings schema and compare its validation with the UpdateBackupPlan API behavior described in the issue. Verify support for ResourceType: S3 with BackupACLs and BackupObjectTags, then confirm the example no longer produces an early validation error.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
aws
Domain
cloud, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
58/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.