This guide documents the new AWS Wickr administration console, released on March 13, 2025. For documentation on the classic version of the AWS Wickr administration console, see [Classic Administration Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wickr/latest/adminguide-classic/what-is-wickr.html).

# Data retention methods
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AWS Wickr offers two data retention deployment options:

**Docker-Based Method (Traditional)**

**Advantages**
+ Decryption can occur in your location of choice, including on-premises
+ Data can be stored unencrypted on customer-controlled hardware
+ Full control over infrastructure and deployment environment

**Limitations**
+ Complex setup requiring physical/virtual hardware and Docker expertise
+ Customer responsibility to maintain bot, monitor health, and handle failures
+ Manual scaling and upgrade processes
+ No built-in monitoring or alerting

**Serverless Method**

**Advantages**
+ Easy deployment with console-guided setup and minimal steps
+ No infrastructure maintenance required
+ Decryption within secure AWS Nitro Enclaves
+ Automatic scaling and fault tolerance
+ Pre-configured monitoring and alerting
+ Decrypted messages stored in your customer owned KMS-encrypted S3 bucket

**Limitations**
+ Decryption occurs on AWS infrastructure (though within secure enclaves using your customer owned KMS keys)
+ Reading S3 contents requires using the provided decryption lambda