AWS::SecretsManager::RotationSchedule - AWS CloudFormation
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AWS::SecretsManager::RotationSchedule

Configure the rotation schedule and Lambda rotation function for a secret. For more information, see How rotation works.

For database credentials, refer to the following resources:

Choose one of the following options for the rotation function:

Important

For database secrets defined in the same AWS CloudFormation template as the database or service:

  1. Use the AWS::SecretsManager::SecretTargetAttachment resource to populate the secret with connection details.

  2. Add a DependsOn attribute to the RotationSchedule resource that uses a SecretTargetAttachment. This ensures the rotation is configured after the secret is populated with connection details.

Note

You can define only one rotation schedule per secret.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON

{
  "Type" : "AWS::SecretsManager::RotationSchedule",
  "Properties" : {
      "HostedRotationLambda" : HostedRotationLambda,
      "RotateImmediatelyOnUpdate" : Boolean,
      "RotationLambdaARN" : String,
      "RotationRules" : RotationRules,
      "SecretId" : String
    }
}

YAML

Type: AWS::SecretsManager::RotationSchedule
Properties:
  HostedRotationLambda: 
    HostedRotationLambda
  RotateImmediatelyOnUpdate: Boolean
  RotationLambdaARN: String
  RotationRules: 
    RotationRules
  SecretId: String

Properties

HostedRotationLambda

Creates a new Lambda rotation function based on one of the Secrets Manager rotation function templates. To use a rotation function that already exists, specify RotationLambdaARN instead.

You must specify Transform: AWS::SecretsManager-2024-09-16at the beginning of the CloudFormation template. Transforms are macros hosted by AWS CloudFormation that help you create and manage complex infrastructure. The Transform: AWS::SecretsManager-2024-09-16 transform automatically extends the CloudFormation stack to include a nested stack (of type AWS::CloudFormation::Stack), which then creates and updates on your behalf during subsequent stack operations, the appropriate rotation Lambda function for your database or service. For general information on transforms, see the AWS CloudFormation documentation.

For Amazon RDS master user credentials, see AWS::RDS::DBCluster MasterUserSecret.

For Amazon Redshift admin user credentials, see AWS::Redshift::Cluster.

Required: No

Type: HostedRotationLambda

Update requires: No interruption

RotateImmediatelyOnUpdate

Determines whether to rotate the secret immediately or wait until the next scheduled rotation window when the rotation schedule is updated. The rotation schedule is defined in RotationRules.

The default for RotateImmediatelyOnUpdate is true. If you don't specify this value, Secrets Manager rotates the secret immediately.

If you set RotateImmediatelyOnUpdate to false, Secrets Manager tests the rotation configuration by running the testSecret step of the Lambda rotation function. This test creates an AWSPENDING version of the secret and then removes it.

Important

When changing an existing rotation schedule and setting RotateImmediatelyOnUpdate to false:

  • If using AutomaticallyAfterDays or a ScheduleExpression with rate(), the previously scheduled rotation might still occur.

  • To prevent unintended rotations, use a ScheduleExpression with cron() for granular control over rotation windows.

Rotation is an asynchronous process. For more information, see How rotation works.

Required: No

Type: Boolean

Update requires: No interruption

RotationLambdaARN

The ARN of an existing Lambda rotation function. To specify a rotation function that is also defined in this template, use the Ref function.

For Amazon RDS master user credentials, see AWS::RDS::DBCluster MasterUserSecret.

For Amazon Redshift admin user credentials, see AWS::Redshift::Cluster.

To create a new rotation function based on one of the Secrets Manager rotation function templates, specify HostedRotationLambda instead.

Required: No

Type: String

Update requires: No interruption

RotationRules

A structure that defines the rotation configuration for this secret.

Required: No

Type: RotationRules

Update requires: No interruption

SecretId

The ARN or name of the secret to rotate. This is unique for each rotation schedule definition.

To reference a secret also created in this template, use the Ref function with the secret's logical ID.

Required: Yes

Type: String

Update requires: Replacement

Return values

Ref

When you pass the logical ID of an AWS::SecretsManager::RotationSchedule resource to the intrinsic Ref function, the function returns the ARN of the secret being configured, such as:

arn:aws:secretsmanager: us-west-2:123456789012:secret:my-path/my-secret-name-1a2b3c

You can use the ARN to reference a secret you create in one part of the stack template from within the definition of another resource later, in the same template. You typically do this when you define the AWS::SecretsManager::SecretTargetAttachment resource type.

For more information about using the Ref function, see Ref.

Fn::GetAtt

The Fn::GetAtt intrinsic function returns a value for a specified attribute of this type. The following are the available attributes and sample return values.

For more information about using the Fn::GetAtt intrinsic function, see Fn::GetAtt.

Examples

Automatic rotation with a cron expression

The following example rotates a secret every day between 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM UTC.

JSON

"MySecretRotationSchedule": {
  "Type": "AWS::SecretsManager::RotationSchedule",
  "DependsOn": "MyRotationLambda",
  "Properties": {
    "SecretId": {"Ref": "MySecret"},
    "RotationLambdaARN": {"Fn::GetAtt": "MyRotationLambda.Arn"},
    "RotationRules": {
      "Duration": "2h",
      "ScheduleExpression": "cron(0 1 * * ? *)"
    }
  }
}

YAML

MySecretRotationSchedule:
  Type: AWS::SecretsManager::RotationSchedule
  DependsOn: MyRotationLambda 
  Properties:
    SecretId: !Ref MySecret
    RotationLambdaARN: !GetAtt MyRotationLambda.Arn
    RotationRules:
      Duration: 2h
      ScheduleExpression: 'cron(0 1 * * ? *)'

Automatic rotation with a rate expression

The following example rotates a secret between midnight and 6:00 AM UTC every 10 days.

JSON

"MySecretRotationSchedule": {
  "Type": "AWS::SecretsManager::RotationSchedule",
  "DependsOn": "MyRotationLambda",
  "Properties": {
  "SecretId": {"Ref": "MySecret"},
    "RotationLambdaARN": {"Fn::GetAtt": "MyRotationLambda.Arn"},
    "RotationRules": {
      "Duration": "6h",
      "ScheduleExpression": "rate(10 days)"
      }
    }
  }

YAML

MySecretRotationSchedule:
  Type: AWS::SecretsManager::RotationSchedule
  DependsOn: MyRotationLambda 
  Properties:
    SecretId: !Ref MySecret
    RotationLambdaARN: !GetAtt MyRotationLambda.Arn
    RotationRules:
      Duration: 6h
      ScheduleExpression: 'rate(10 days)'

DocumentDB secret rotation example

The following example creates a DocumentDB database instance and a secret with credentials. The secret is configured to rotate on the first Sunday of every month between 4:00 AM and 6:00 AM UTC.

JSON

{
   "AWSTemplateFormatVersion":"2010-09-09",
   "Transform":"AWS::SecretsManager-2024-09-16",
   "Resources":{
      "TestVPC":{
         "Type":"AWS::EC2::VPC",
         "Properties":{
            "CidrBlock":"10.0.0.0/16",
            "EnableDnsHostnames":true,
            "EnableDnsSupport":true
         }
      },
      "TestSubnet01":{
         "Type":"AWS::EC2::Subnet",
         "Properties":{
            "CidrBlock":"10.0.96.0/19",
            "AvailabilityZone":{
               "Fn::Select":[
                  "0",
                  {
                     "Fn::GetAZs":{
                        "Ref":"AWS::Region"
                     }
                  }
               ]
            },
            "VpcId":{
               "Ref":"TestVPC"
            }
         }
      },
      "TestSubnet02":{
         "Type":"AWS::EC2::Subnet",
         "Properties":{
            "CidrBlock":"10.0.128.0/19",
            "AvailabilityZone":{
               "Fn::Select":[
                  "1",
                  {
                     "Fn::GetAZs":{
                        "Ref":"AWS::Region"
                     }
                  }
               ]
            },
            "VpcId":{
               "Ref":"TestVPC"
            }
         }
      },
      "SecretsManagerVPCEndpoint":{
         "Type":"AWS::EC2::VPCEndpoint",
         "Properties":{
            "SubnetIds":[
               {
                  "Ref":"TestSubnet01"
               },
               {
                  "Ref":"TestSubnet02"
               }
            ],
            "SecurityGroupIds":[
               {
                  "Fn::GetAtt":[
                     "TestVPC",
                     "DefaultSecurityGroup"
                  ]
               }
            ],
            "VpcEndpointType":"Interface",
            "ServiceName":{
               "Fn::Sub":"com.amazonaws.${AWS::Region}.secretsmanager"
            },
            "PrivateDnsEnabled":true,
            "VpcId":{
               "Ref":"TestVPC"
            }
         }
      },
      "MyDocDBClusterRotationSecret":{
         "Type":"AWS::SecretsManager::Secret",
         "Properties":{
            "GenerateSecretString":{
        "SecretStringTemplate":"{\"username\": \"someadmin\",\"ssl\": true}",
               "GenerateStringKey":"password",
               "PasswordLength":16,
               "ExcludeCharacters":"\"@/\\"
            },
            "Tags":[
               {
                  "Key":"AppName",
                  "Value":"MyApp"
               }
            ]
         }
      },
      "MyDocDBCluster":{
         "Type":"AWS::DocDB::DBCluster",
         "Properties":{
            "DBSubnetGroupName":{
               "Ref":"MyDBSubnetGroup"
            },
            "MasterUsername":{
               "Fn::Sub":"{{resolve:secretsmanager:${MyDocDBClusterRotationSecret}::username}}"
            },
        "MasterUserPassword":{
               "Fn::Sub":"{{resolve:secretsmanager:${MyDocDBClusterRotationSecret}::password}}"
            },
            "VpcSecurityGroupIds":[
               {
                  "Fn::GetAtt":[
                     "TestVPC",
                     "DefaultSecurityGroup"
                  ]
               }
            ]
         }
      },
      "DocDBInstance":{
         "Type":"AWS::DocDB::DBInstance",
         "Properties":{
            "DBClusterIdentifier":{
               "Ref":"MyDocDBCluster"
            },
            "DBInstanceClass":"db.r5.large"
         }
      },
      "MyDBSubnetGroup":{
         "Type":"AWS::DocDB::DBSubnetGroup",
         "Properties":{
            "DBSubnetGroupDescription":"",
            "SubnetIds":[
               {
                  "Ref":"TestSubnet01"
               },
               {
                  "Ref":"TestSubnet02"
               }
            ]
         }
      },
      "SecretDocDBClusterAttachment":{
         "Type":"AWS::SecretsManager::SecretTargetAttachment",
         "Properties":{
            "SecretId":{
               "Ref":"MyDocDBClusterRotationSecret"
            },
            "TargetId":{
               "Ref":"MyDocDBCluster"
            },
            "TargetType":"AWS::DocDB::DBCluster"
         }
      },
      "MySecretRotationSchedule":{
         "Type":"AWS::SecretsManager::RotationSchedule",
         "DependsOn":"SecretDocDBClusterAttachment",
         "Properties":{
            "SecretId":{
               "Ref":"MyDocDBClusterRotationSecret"
            },
            "HostedRotationLambda":{
               "RotationType":"MongoDBSingleUser",
               "RotationLambdaName":"MongoDBSingleUser",
               "VpcSecurityGroupIds":{
                  "Fn::GetAtt":[
                     "TestVPC",
                     "DefaultSecurityGroup"
                  ]
               },
               "VpcSubnetIds":{
                  "Fn::Join":[
                     ",",
                     [
                        {
                           "Ref":"TestSubnet01"
                        },
                        {
                           "Ref":"TestSubnet02"
                        }
                     ]
                  ]
               }
            },
            "RotationRules":{
              "Duration": "2h",
              "ScheduleExpression": "cron(0 4 ? * SUN#1 *)"
            }
         }
      }
   }
}

YAML

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09'
Transform: AWS::SecretsManager-2024-09-16
Resources:
  TestVPC:
    Type: AWS::EC2::VPC
    Properties:
      CidrBlock: 10.0.0.0/16
      EnableDnsHostnames: true
      EnableDnsSupport: true
  TestSubnet01:
    Type: AWS::EC2::Subnet
    Properties:
      CidrBlock: 10.0.96.0/19
      AvailabilityZone:
        Fn::Select:
        - '0'
        - Fn::GetAZs:
            Ref: AWS::Region
      VpcId:
        Ref: TestVPC
  TestSubnet02:
    Type: AWS::EC2::Subnet
    Properties:
      CidrBlock: 10.0.128.0/19
      AvailabilityZone:
        Fn::Select:
        - '1'
        - Fn::GetAZs:
            Ref: AWS::Region
      VpcId:
        Ref: TestVPC
  SecretsManagerVPCEndpoint:
    Type: AWS::EC2::VPCEndpoint
    Properties:
      SubnetIds:
      - Ref: TestSubnet01
      - Ref: TestSubnet02
      SecurityGroupIds:
      - Fn::GetAtt:
        - TestVPC
        - DefaultSecurityGroup
      VpcEndpointType: Interface
      ServiceName:
        Fn::Sub: com.amazonaws.${AWS::Region}.secretsmanager
      PrivateDnsEnabled: true
      VpcId:
        Ref: TestVPC
  MyDocDBClusterRotationSecret:
    Type: AWS::SecretsManager::Secret
    Properties:
      GenerateSecretString:
        SecretStringTemplate: '{\"username\": \"someadmin\",\"ssl\": true}'
        GenerateStringKey: password
        PasswordLength: 16
        ExcludeCharacters: "\"@/\\"
      Tags:
      - Key: AppName
        Value: MyApp
  MyDocDBCluster:
    Type: AWS::DocDB::DBCluster
    Properties:
      DBSubnetGroupName:
        Ref: MyDBSubnetGroup
      MasterUsername:
        Fn::Sub: "{{resolve:secretsmanager:${MyDocDBClusterRotationSecret}::username}}"
      MasterUserPassword:
        Fn::Sub: "{{resolve:secretsmanager:${MyDocDBClusterRotationSecret}::password}}"
      VpcSecurityGroupIds:
      - Fn::GetAtt:
        - TestVPC
        - DefaultSecurityGroup
  DocDBInstance:
    Type: AWS::DocDB::DBInstance
    Properties:
      DBClusterIdentifier:
        Ref: MyDocDBCluster
      DBInstanceClass: db.r5.large
  MyDBSubnetGroup:
    Type: AWS::DocDB::DBSubnetGroup
    Properties:
      DBSubnetGroupDescription: ''
      SubnetIds:
      - Ref: TestSubnet01
      - Ref: TestSubnet02
  SecretDocDBClusterAttachment:
    Type: AWS::SecretsManager::SecretTargetAttachment
    Properties:
      SecretId:
        Ref: MyDocDBClusterRotationSecret
      TargetId:
        Ref: MyDocDBCluster
      TargetType: AWS::DocDB::DBCluster
  MySecretRotationSchedule:
    Type: AWS::SecretsManager::RotationSchedule
    DependsOn: SecretDocDBClusterAttachment
    Properties:
      SecretId:
        Ref: MyDocDBClusterRotationSecret
      HostedRotationLambda:
        RotationType: MongoDBSingleUser
        RotationLambdaName: MongoDBSingleUser
        VpcSecurityGroupIds:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - TestVPC
          - DefaultSecurityGroup
        VpcSubnetIds:
          Fn::Join:
          - ","
          - - Ref: TestSubnet01
            - Ref: TestSubnet02
      RotationRules:
        Duration: 2h
        ScheduleExpression: 'cron(0 4 ? * SUN#1 *)'

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