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Set up deletion protection in AWS End User Messaging SMS

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Set up deletion protection in AWS End User Messaging SMS - AWS End User Messaging SMS

When you turn on deletion protection for a protect configuration you will not be able to delete the protect configuration until deletion protection is disabled and the protect configuration is no longer associated with a configuration set or the account default protect configuration. By default, deletion protection is disabled.

To enable deletion protection for a protect configuration, you can use the AWS End User Messaging SMS console, the DeleteProtectConfiguration action in the AWS End User Messaging SMS and voice v2 API, or the aws sms-voice delete-protect-configuration command in the AWS CLI. This section shows how to delete a protect configuration using the AWS End User Messaging SMS console and the AWS CLI.

Enable deletion protection (Console)
Enable deletion protection

  1. Open the AWS End User Messaging SMS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/sms-voice/.

  2. In the navigation pane, under Protect, choose Protect configuration.

  3. On the Protect configurations page, choose the protect configuration that will have deletion protection enabled.

  4. On the Deletion protection tab, choose Edit settings.

  5. Check Enable deletion protection and then Save changes.

Enable or disable deletion protection (AWS CLI)

You can use the update-protect-configuration command to enable deletion protection.

Enable deletion protection

  • At the command line, enter the following command:

    $ update-protect-configuration --protect-configuration-id ProtectConfigurationId --deletion-protection-enabled Status

    In the preceding command, make the following changes:

    • Replace ProtectConfigId with the unique identifier of the protect configuration.

    • Replace Status with true to enable or false to disable deletion protection.

Disable deletion protection (Console)
Disable deletion protection

  1. Open the AWS End User Messaging SMS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/sms-voice/.

  2. In the navigation pane, under Protect, choose Protect configuration.

  3. On the Protect configurations page, choose the protect configuration that will have deletion protection disabled.

  4. On the Deletion protection tab, choose Edit settings.

  5. Uncheck Enable deletion protection and then Save changes.

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Enable deletion protection

  1. Open the AWS End User Messaging SMS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/sms-voice/.

  2. In the navigation pane, under Protect, choose Protect configuration.

  3. On the Protect configurations page, choose the protect configuration that will have deletion protection enabled.

  4. On the Deletion protection tab, choose Edit settings.

  5. Check Enable deletion protection and then Save changes.

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