Kinesis SSE not configured

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Id: cloudformation-aws-kinesis-sse-not-configured

Provider: AWS

Platform: CloudFormation

Severity: High

Category: Encryption

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Description

Kinesis streams must have server-side encryption enabled to protect data at rest and reduce the risk of sensitive records being exposed through compromised storage, snapshots, or insider access. In AWS CloudFormation, AWS::Kinesis::Stream resources must include the Properties.StreamEncryption object with EncryptionType and KeyId defined. Resources missing StreamEncryption or with StreamEncryption.EncryptionType or StreamEncryption.KeyId undefined will be flagged as insecure.

Secure CloudFormation example:

MyKinesisStream:
  Type: AWS::Kinesis::Stream
  Properties:
    Name: my-stream
    ShardCount: 1
    StreamEncryption:
      EncryptionType: KMS
      KeyId: arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:123456789012:key/abcd1234-ef56-7890-ab12-3456cdef7890

Compliant Code Examples

Resources:
  EventStream:
    Type: AWS::Kinesis::Stream
    Properties:
      Name: EventStream
      RetentionPeriodHours: 24
      ShardCount: 1
      StreamEncryption:
            EncryptionType: KMS
            KeyId: !Ref myKey
      Tags:
        - Key: Name
          Value: !Sub ${EnvironmentName}-EventStream-${AWS::Region}

{
  "Resources": {
    "EventStream": {
      "Type": "AWS::Kinesis::Stream",
      "Properties": {
        "Tags": [
          {
            "Key": "Name",
            "Value": "${EnvironmentName}-EventStream-${AWS::Region}"
          }
        ],
        "Name": "EventStream",
        "RetentionPeriodHours": 24,
        "ShardCount": 1,
        "StreamEncryption": {
          "EncryptionType": "KMS",
          "KeyId": "myKey"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Non-Compliant Code Examples

Resources:
  EventStream1:
    Type: AWS::Kinesis::Stream
    Properties:
      Name: EventStream
      RetentionPeriodHours: 24
      ShardCount: 1
      StreamEncryption:
            EncryptionType: KMS
      Tags:
        - Key: Name
          Value: !Sub ${EnvironmentName}-EventStream-${AWS::Region}
  EventStream2:
    Type: AWS::Kinesis::Stream
    Properties:
      Name: EventStream
      RetentionPeriodHours: 24
      ShardCount: 1
      StreamEncryption:
            KeyId: !Ref myKey
      Tags:
        - Key: Name
          Value: !Sub ${EnvironmentName}-EventStream-${AWS::Region}
  EventStream3:
    Type: AWS::Kinesis::Stream
    Properties:
      Name: EventStream
      RetentionPeriodHours: 24
      ShardCount: 1
      Tags:
        - Key: Name
          Value: !Sub ${EnvironmentName}-EventStream-${AWS::Region}

{
  "Resources": {
    "EventStream1": {
      "Type": "AWS::Kinesis::Stream",
      "Properties": {
        "Name": "EventStream",
        "RetentionPeriodHours": 24,
        "ShardCount": 1,
        "StreamEncryption": {
          "EncryptionType": "KMS"
        },
        "Tags": [
          {
            "Key": "Name",
            "Value": "${EnvironmentName}-EventStream-${AWS::Region}"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "EventStream2": {
      "Type": "AWS::Kinesis::Stream",
      "Properties": {
        "Name": "EventStream",
        "RetentionPeriodHours": 24,
        "ShardCount": 1,
        "StreamEncryption": {
          "KeyId": "myKey"
        },
        "Tags": [
          {
            "Key": "Name",
            "Value": "${EnvironmentName}-EventStream-${AWS::Region}"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "EventStream3": {
      "Type": "AWS::Kinesis::Stream",
      "Properties": {
        "Name": "EventStream",
        "RetentionPeriodHours": 24,
        "ShardCount": 1,
        "Tags": [
          {
            "Key": "Name",
            "Value": "${EnvironmentName}-EventStream-${AWS::Region}"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}