Ensure that AWS Route 53 Auto Renew feature is enabled to automatically renew your domain names as the expiration date approaches. The automatic renewal registration fee will be charged to your AWS account and you will get an email with the renewal confirmation once the registration is processed.
This rule can help you with the following compliance standards:
- NIST4
For further details on compliance standards supported by Conformity, see here.
This rule resolution is part of the Conformity Security & Compliance tool for AWS.
Enabling automatic renewal for your domains registered with AWS or transferred to AWS will guarantee you full control over domain names registration. When your domains are automatically renewed before their expiration date, the risk of losing them is practically zero.
Audit
To determine if your domain names have the Auto Renew feature enabled, perform the following:
Remediation / Resolution
To update your AWS Route 53 domains configuration and enable the Auto Renew feature, perform the following:
References
- AWS Documentation
- Amazon Route 53 FAQs
- Renewing Registration for a Domain
- Editing Contact Information and Other Settings for a Domain
- AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) Documentation
- route53domains
- list-domains
- get-domain-detail
- enable-domain-auto-renew
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Route 53 Domain Auto Renew
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