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# Secrets Manager secrets are not rotated within 90 days misconfiguration detected in code

## Rule Details

|                        |                                      |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC\_AWS\_304                     |
| Category - Subcategory | Storage - Alerting                   |
| Provider               | AWS                                  |
| Severity               | HIGH                                 |
| Framework              | Terraform, Terraform Plan            |
| Mapped CSPM/KSPM Rule  | e3b2cd2f-44da-4353-a170-2d294427eca0 |

## Impact

This rule is verifying that the Secrets Manager secrets in AWS (Amazon Web Services) are set to be rotated within a 90-day timeframe. The Secrets Manager is a tool that helps securely store and manage sensitive information like API keys, passwords, and database credentials.

Not rotating these secrets regularly can lead to a heightened risk of unauthorized access or breaches. If a secret is leaked or compromised, and it's not changed or updated for an extended period, malicious actors can have ongoing access to sensitive information or resources.

By consistently rotating secrets every 90 days, the window of opportunity for misuse of a compromised secret is significantly diminished, thus escalating the organization's overall security posture.

## How to Fix

*Resource:* aws\_secretsmanager\_secret\_rotation

* *Arguments:* automatically\_after\_days

## To fix the issue, you should specify the rotation configuration in the AWS Secrets Manager policy code. Set the rotation period to less than or equal to 90 days. \[source,go]

## resource "aws\_secretsmanager\_secret\_rotation" "example" { secret\_id = aws\_secretsmanager\_secret.example.id rotation\_lambda\_arn = aws\_lambda\_function.example.arn rotation\_rules { automatically\_after\_days = 90 } }


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