Amazon SQS queues should be encrypted at rest

[dsotirho-ucsc]

{
    "GeneratorIds": [
        "aws-foundational-security-best-practices/v/1.0.0/SQS.1"
    ]
}

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/securityhub/latest/userguide/securityhub-standards-fsbp-controls.html#fsbp-sqs-1

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[hannes-ucsc]

Our queues messages are short-lived and contain no managed-access data. I don't think encryption will increase security posture.

[dsotirho-ucsc]

Marking ticket won't fix based on the previous comment.