AWS Config Rule: Lambda Function With DLQ

LAMBDA_DLQ_CHECK

Fernando Honig

Last Update hace 6 meses

Description: Checks whether an AWS Lambda function is configured with a dead-letter queue. The rule is NON_COMPLIANT if the Lambda function is not configured with a dead-letter queue.


Trigger type: Configuration changes


AWS Region: All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia) Region


How to Resolve Manually 

To resolve this manually, you need to create a DLQ SQS Queue and make sure your Lambda Function is configured to use it.


To create an SQS DLQ Queue open the Amazon SQS console and create a Queue.


Then, go to the AWS Lambda console and edit your Lambda Function. Go to the Asynchronous invocation option under the Configuration tab, and click Edit. Select your just created DLQ and click Save.


If you’re using CloudFormation to create your Lambda Functions, add the following:

Make sure you add the following IAM Permissions to the Role that is running your Lambda Function:


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