Retention

Every object has a retention setting. This setting determines how long the object must remain in the bucket before it can be deleted. This can range from allowing the object to be deleted at any time to preventing the object from ever being deleted. While an object cannot be deleted due to retention, it is said to be under retention.

You cannot use the HS3 API to change the retention setting for an object. However, you can use other namespace access protocols to change it.

Default retention setting

Each bucket in HCP has a default retention setting. This is the setting that’s applied to objects when they’re first stored in the bucket. When you create a bucket, its default retention setting is to allow deletion at any time.

You cannot use the HS3 API to change the default retention setting for a bucket. However, tenant administrators can change this setting for the buckets you create.

Hold

Objects can be placed on hold. An object on hold cannot be deleted by any means regardless of its retention setting. Additionally, its retention setting cannot be changed.

You cannot use the HS3 API to place objects on hold or release them from being on hold. However, you can use other bucket access methods to do this.

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