---
names:
  full: Azure Storage Blob Containers Soft Delete is not enabled
  contextual: Blob Containers Soft Delete is not enabled
description: It is recommended that both Azure Containers with attached Blob Storage
  and standalone containers with Blob Storage be made recoverable by enabling the
  soft delete configuration. This is to save and recover data when blobs or blob snapshots
  are erroneously deleted.
type: COMPLIANCE_POLICY
categories:
  - "RELIABILITY"
  - "SECURITY"
frameworkMappings:
  - "/frameworks/cis-azure-v5.0.0/09/02/01"
  - "/frameworks/cis-azure-v5.0.0/09/02/02"
  - "/frameworks/cloudaware/resource-security/data-protection-and-recovery"
  - "/frameworks/cloudaware/resource-reliability/system-configuration"
similarPolicies:
  internal:
    - dec-x-a8281d05
  cloudConformity:
    - url: https://www.trendmicro.com/cloudoneconformity/knowledge-base/azure/StorageAccounts/enable-soft-delete.html
      name: Enable Soft Delete for Azure Blob Storage