How do I meet compliance requirements for Terraform backends?

Ensure compliance requirements for your Terraform backends by implementing best practices such as securing state files, managing access control, and utilizing encryption features. This guide provides insights into how to effectively manage Terraform state and meet compliance protocols.

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// Example configuration for a secure Terraform backend terraform { backend "s3" { bucket = "my-terraform-state" key = "terraform.tfstate" region = "us-west-2" // Enable state locking and consistency checking dynamodb_table = "terraform-locks" encrypt = true // Encrypt the state file } } // Access control policy for the S3 bucket resource "aws_s3_bucket_policy" "example" { bucket = "my-terraform-state" policy = jsonencode({ Version = "2012-10-17" Statement = [ { Effect = "Allow" Principal = { AWS = "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/my-terraform-role" } Action = "s3:GetObject" Resource = "arn:aws:s3:::my-terraform-state/*" }, ] }) }

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