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Requirement Analysis: The goal is to prevent accidental deletion of EBS snapshots while avoiding indefinite retention.

Recycle Bin for EBS Snapshots: AWS Recycle Bin allows for retention rules that prevent immediate deletion of snapshots, providing a safety net against accidental deletions.

Retention Rule: A 7-day retention rule ensures snapshots are not permanently deleted immediately, giving time to recover from accidental deletions.

Implementation:

Enable Recycle Bin in your AWS account.

Create a retention rule that specifies a 7-day period for EBS snapshots.

Apply this rule to all EBS snapshots.

Conclusion: This solution provides an automated way to prevent data loss from accidental deletions with minimal development effort.

References

AWS Recycle Bin:AWS Recycle Bin Documentation