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lock_snapshot

Operation

lock_snapshot async

lock_snapshot(input: LockSnapshotInput, plugins: list[Plugin] | None = None) -> LockSnapshotOutput

Locks an Amazon EBS snapshot in either governance or compliance mode to protect it against accidental or malicious deletions for a specific duration. A locked snapshot can't be deleted.

You can also use this action to modify the lock settings for a snapshot that is already locked. The allowed modifications depend on the lock mode and lock state:

  • If the snapshot is locked in governance mode, you can modify the lock mode and the lock duration or lock expiration date.

  • If the snapshot is locked in compliance mode and it is in the cooling-off period, you can modify the lock mode and the lock duration or lock expiration date.

  • If the snapshot is locked in compliance mode and the cooling-off period has lapsed, you can only increase the lock duration or extend the lock expiration date.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
input LockSnapshotInput

An instance of LockSnapshotInput.

required
plugins list[Plugin] | None

A list of callables that modify the configuration dynamically. Changes made by these plugins only apply for the duration of the operation execution and will not affect any other operation invocations.

None

Returns:

Type Description
LockSnapshotOutput

An instance of LockSnapshotOutput.

Input

LockSnapshotInput dataclass

Bases: _SerdeShape

Dataclass for LockSnapshotInput structure.

Attributes

cool_off_period class-attribute instance-attribute
cool_off_period: int | None = ...

The cooling-off period during which you can unlock the snapshot or modify the lock settings after locking the snapshot in compliance mode, in hours. After the cooling-off period expires, you can't unlock or delete the snapshot, decrease the lock duration, or change the lock mode. You can increase the lock duration after the cooling-off period expires.

The cooling-off period is optional when locking a snapshot in compliance mode. If you are locking the snapshot in governance mode, omit this parameter.

To lock the snapshot in compliance mode immediately without a cooling-off period, omit this parameter.

If you are extending the lock duration for a snapshot that is locked in compliance mode after the cooling-off period has expired, omit this parameter. If you specify a cooling-period in a such a request, the request fails.

Allowed values: Min 1, max 72.

dry_run class-attribute instance-attribute
dry_run: bool | None = ...

Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.

expiration_date class-attribute instance-attribute
expiration_date: datetime | None = ...

The date and time at which the snapshot lock is to automatically expire, in the UTC time zone (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ).

You must specify either this parameter or LockDuration, but not both.

lock_duration class-attribute instance-attribute
lock_duration: int | None = ...

The period of time for which to lock the snapshot, in days. The snapshot lock will automatically expire after this period lapses.

You must specify either this parameter or ExpirationDate, but not both.

Allowed values: Min: 1, max 36500

lock_mode class-attribute instance-attribute
lock_mode: str | None = ...

The mode in which to lock the snapshot. Specify one of the following:

  • governance - Locks the snapshot in governance mode. Snapshots locked in governance mode can't be deleted until one of the following conditions are met:

  • The lock duration expires.

  • The snapshot is unlocked by a user with the appropriate permissions.

Users with the appropriate IAM permissions can unlock the snapshot, increase or decrease the lock duration, and change the lock mode to compliance at any time.

If you lock a snapshot in governance mode, omit CoolOffPeriod.

  • compliance - Locks the snapshot in compliance mode. Snapshots locked in compliance mode can't be unlocked by any user. They can be deleted only after the lock duration expires. Users can't decrease the lock duration or change the lock mode to governance. However, users with appropriate IAM permissions can increase the lock duration at any time.

If you lock a snapshot in compliance mode, you can optionally specify CoolOffPeriod.

snapshot_id class-attribute instance-attribute
snapshot_id: str | None = ...

The ID of the snapshot to lock.

Output

LockSnapshotOutput dataclass

Bases: _SerdeShape

Dataclass for LockSnapshotOutput structure.

Attributes

cool_off_period class-attribute instance-attribute
cool_off_period: int | None = ...

The compliance mode cooling-off period, in hours.

cool_off_period_expires_on class-attribute instance-attribute
cool_off_period_expires_on: datetime | None = ...

The date and time at which the compliance mode cooling-off period expires, in the UTC time zone (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ).

lock_created_on class-attribute instance-attribute
lock_created_on: datetime | None = ...

The date and time at which the snapshot was locked, in the UTC time zone (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ).

lock_duration class-attribute instance-attribute
lock_duration: int | None = ...

The period of time for which the snapshot is locked, in days.

lock_duration_start_time class-attribute instance-attribute
lock_duration_start_time: datetime | None = ...

The date and time at which the lock duration started, in the UTC time zone (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ).

lock_expires_on class-attribute instance-attribute
lock_expires_on: datetime | None = ...

The date and time at which the lock will expire, in the UTC time zone (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ).

lock_state class-attribute instance-attribute
lock_state: str | None = ...

The state of the snapshot lock. Valid states include:

  • compliance-cooloff - The snapshot has been locked in compliance mode but it is still within the cooling-off period. The snapshot can't be deleted, but it can be unlocked and the lock settings can be modified by users with appropriate permissions.

  • governance - The snapshot is locked in governance mode. The snapshot can't be deleted, but it can be unlocked and the lock settings can be modified by users with appropriate permissions.

  • compliance - The snapshot is locked in compliance mode and the cooling-off period has expired. The snapshot can't be unlocked or deleted. The lock duration can only be increased by users with appropriate permissions.

  • expired - The snapshot was locked in compliance or governance mode but the lock duration has expired. The snapshot is not locked and can be deleted.

response_metadata class-attribute instance-attribute
response_metadata: ResponseMetadata = ...

Metadata about the response that produced this output. Use this to recover the request identifiers a service's support team needs in order to investigate a call. Members of the metadata are individually optional.

snapshot_id class-attribute instance-attribute
snapshot_id: str | None = ...

The ID of the snapshot