Ensure storage account has container soft delete enabled
Container soft delete allows recovery of deleted containers within a retention period.
Security Impact
Without container soft delete, deleted containers and all their blobs are permanently lost.
How to Remediate
Enable container soft delete with appropriate retention period (1-365 days).
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- azure-storage-9
- Service
- Azure Storage Accounts
- Category
- Data Protection
- Severity
- MEDIUM
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