# cloud-trail-log-file-validation-enabled
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Checks if AWS CloudTrail creates a signed digest file with logs. AWS recommends that the file validation must be enabled on all trails. The rule is NON\_COMPLIANT if the validation is not enabled. 



**Identifier:** CLOUD\_TRAIL\_LOG\_FILE\_VALIDATION\_ENABLED

**Resource Types:** AWS::CloudTrail::Trail

**Trigger type:** Periodic

**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions

**Parameters:**

None  

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