Route53 domains privacy protection should be enabled¶

Ensure that your AWS Route 53 domains have Privacy Protection feature enabled in order to hide all their contact information from WHOIS queries and reduce the amount of spam received. The feature allows you to conceal your personal phone number, email and physical address for the domain names registered and/or transferred to AWS Route 53 service.

How to fix¶

Attribute admin_privacy of aws_route53domains_registered_domain must be true.

Implementation options¶

Choose the option that matches how you manage Terraform. All options satisfy this control.

Option 1: Terraform AWS provider resources¶

If you manage resources directly, configure the relevant Terraform AWS provider resources to meet this control. See docs for the resources involved: aws_route53domains_registered_domain.

resource "aws_route53domains_registered_domain" "this" {
  domain_name = "pofix-example.com"

  admin_privacy = true
}

Which option should I choose?

Compliance.tf module (recommended): controls enforced by default and mapped to frameworks.
Open source module (terraform-aws-modules): compatible by design with compliance.tf. Same variable names for an easy, low-change migration path when you are ready.
Terraform AWS provider resources: manage Terraform resources directly.

Tool mappings¶

Use these identifiers to cross-reference this control across tools, reports, and evidence.

Compliance.tf (CTF) Control: route53_domain_privacy_protection_enabled
Powerpipe Control: aws_compliance.control.route53_domain_privacy_protection_enabled