RecordingStrategy

Required and optional fields

The recordingStrategy field is optional when you set the allSupported field of RecordingGroup to true.

The recordingStrategy field is optional when you list resource types in the resourceTypes field of RecordingGroup.

The recordingStrategy field is required if you list resource types to exclude from recording in the resourceTypes field of ExclusionByResourceTypes.

Overriding fields

If you choose EXCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES for the recording strategy, the exclusionByResourceTypes field will override other properties in the request.

For example, even if you set includeGlobalResourceTypes to false, globally recorded IAM resource types will still be automatically recorded in this option unless those resource types are specifically listed as exclusions in the resourceTypes field of exclusionByResourceTypes.

Global resource types and the exclusion recording strategy

By default, if you choose the EXCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES recording strategy, when Amazon Config adds support for a new resource type in the Region where you set up the configuration recorder, including global resource types, Amazon Config starts recording resources of that type automatically.

In addition, unless specifically listed as exclusions, AWS::RDS::GlobalCluster will be recorded automatically in all supported Amazon Config Regions were the configuration recorder is enabled. IAM users, groups, roles, and customer managed policies will be recorded automatically in all enabled Amazon Config Regions where Amazon Config was available before February 2022. This list does not include the following Regions: