# sqs-queue-dlq-check
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Checks if Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) queues have configuration to use dead-letter queue (DLQ). The rule is NON\_COMPLIANT if an Amazon SQS queue does not have any configuration to use DLQ. 



**Identifier:** SQS\_QUEUE\_DLQ\_CHECK

**Resource Types:** AWS::SQS::Queue

**Trigger type:** Configuration changes

**Amazon Web Services Region:** All supported Amazon regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Mexico (Central), Israel (Tel Aviv), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), Europe (Zurich) Region

**Parameters:**

None  

## Amazon CloudFormation template
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To create Amazon Config managed rules with Amazon CloudFormation templates, see [Creating Amazon Config Managed Rules With Amazon CloudFormation Templates](aws-config-managed-rules-cloudformation-templates.md).