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A company provisioned a three-tier application by using AWS CloudFormation and an Amazon RDS DB instance. During a test, a database administrator accidentally deleted the CloudFormation stack. The res

The correct answer is B. Set the deletion policy of the RDS resource to Retain. E. Enable termination protection for the stack.. https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/delete-cf-stack-retain-resources https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-protect-

Submitted by salim_om· Mar 6, 2026Management and Operations

Question

A company provisioned a three-tier application by using AWS CloudFormation and an Amazon RDS DB instance. During a test, a database administrator accidentally deleted the CloudFormation stack. The results were a deletion of all the resources, including the DB instance, and a loss of critical data. The company wants to prevent accidental deletion of a DB instance from happening in the future. Which solutions will meet this requirement? (Choose two.)

Options

  • ASet the deletion policy of the stack to Retain.
  • BSet the deletion policy of the RDS resource to Retain.
  • CSet the deletion policy of the stack to Snapshot.
  • DEnable termination protection for the RDS resource.
  • EEnable termination protection for the stack.

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • B
    74% (20)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    15% (4)

Explanation

https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/delete-cf-stack-retain-resources https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-protect-

Topics

#CloudFormation deletion policy#RDS termination protection#Accidental deletion prevention#Resource protection

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