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# DynamoDB table Point-in-Time Recovery disabled

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `terraform-aws-dynamodb-table-point-in-time-recovery-disabled` 

**Provider:** AWS

**Platform:** Terraform

**Severity:** Low

**Category:** Best Practices

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [Provider Reference](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/dynamodb_table#point_in_time_recovery)

### Description{% #description %}

It is a best practice to enable Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) for DynamoDB tables to protect against accidental or malicious data loss. In Terraform, this is configured using the `point_in_time_recovery { enabled = true }` block. Leaving it as `enabled = false` means that deleted or corrupted data cannot be recovered to a previous state. Without PITR enabled, any accidental overwrite or deletion of table data can result in permanent loss, potentially impacting application availability or causing irreparable data integrity issues.

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```terraform
resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "basic-dynamodb-table" {
  name           = "GameScores"
  billing_mode   = "PROVISIONED"
  read_capacity  = 20
  write_capacity = 20
  hash_key       = "UserId"
  range_key      = "GameTitle"

  point_in_time_recovery {
   enabled = true
  }

  attribute {
    name = "UserId"
    type = "S"
  }

  attribute {
    name = "GameTitle"
    type = "S"
  }

  attribute {
    name = "TopScore"
    type = "N"
  }

  ttl {
    attribute_name = "TimeToExist"
    enabled        = false
  }

  global_secondary_index {
    name               = "GameTitleIndex"
    hash_key           = "GameTitle"
    range_key          = "TopScore"
    write_capacity     = 10
    read_capacity      = 10
    projection_type    = "INCLUDE"
    non_key_attributes = ["UserId"]
  }

  tags = {
    Name        = "dynamodb-table-1"
    Environment = "production"
  }
}
```

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```terraform
resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "basic-dynamodb-table" {
  name           = "GameScores"
  billing_mode   = "PROVISIONED"
  read_capacity  = 20
  write_capacity = 20
  hash_key       = "UserId"
  range_key      = "GameTitle"

  point_in_time_recovery {
   enabled = false
  }

  attribute {
    name = "UserId"
    type = "S"
  }

  attribute {
    name = "GameTitle"
    type = "S"
  }

  attribute {
    name = "TopScore"
    type = "N"
  }

  ttl {
    attribute_name = "TimeToExist"
    enabled        = false
  }

  global_secondary_index {
    name               = "GameTitleIndex"
    hash_key           = "GameTitle"
    range_key          = "TopScore"
    write_capacity     = 10
    read_capacity      = 10
    projection_type    = "INCLUDE"
    non_key_attributes = ["UserId"]
  }

  tags = {
    Name        = "dynamodb-table-1"
    Environment = "production"
  }
}
```

```terraform
resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "basic-dynamodb-table" {
  name           = "GameScores"
  billing_mode   = "PROVISIONED"
  read_capacity  = 20
  write_capacity = 20
  hash_key       = "UserId"
  range_key      = "GameTitle"

  attribute {
    name = "UserId"
    type = "S"
  }

  attribute {
    name = "GameTitle"
    type = "S"
  }

  attribute {
    name = "TopScore"
    type = "N"
  }

  ttl {
    attribute_name = "TimeToExist"
    enabled        = false
  }

  global_secondary_index {
    name               = "GameTitleIndex"
    hash_key           = "GameTitle"
    range_key          = "TopScore"
    write_capacity     = 10
    read_capacity      = 10
    projection_type    = "INCLUDE"
    non_key_attributes = ["UserId"]
  }

  tags = {
    Name        = "dynamodb-table-1"
    Environment = "production"
  }
}
```