[Bug]: Terraform cannot handle aws_lakeformation_lf_tag with colon in Tag Key name

[JonathanLieberman]

Terraform Core Version

1.0.3

AWS Provider Version

4.31.0

Affected Resource(s)

• aws_lakeformation_lf_tag

Expected Behavior

When creating a Lake Formation Tag with a colon in the name, the resource should create successfully, and terraform apply should succeed for the aws_lakeformation_tag resources.

Actual Behavior

terraform apply fails, the tags are created, the tags are added to the terraform state file, and future terraform plan runs fail due to terraform expecting a different input from the state file (colons interfering with the catalog:tagkey structure)

Relevant Error/Panic Output Snippet

No response

Terraform Configuration Files

resource "aws_lakeformation_lf_tag" "tag_with_colon" {
    key    = "LoB:Sales"
    values = ["Orders", "Inventory", "Customers"]
}

Steps to Reproduce

• create configuration with an aws_lakeformation_tag resource with a colon in the tag Key name
• terraform plan
• terraform apply

After apply failure, future terraform plan runs will fail

Debug Output

terraform plan output

terraform apply output

Terraform State File (after failed apply)

{
  "version": 4,
  "terraform_version": "1.0.3",
  "serial": 1,
  "lineage": "47ac89eb-e791-9e78-781f-8eaf657506ad",
  "outputs": {},
  "resources": [
    {
      "mode": "managed",
      "type": "aws_lakeformation_lf_tag",
      "name": "tag_with_colon",
      "provider": "provider[\"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws\"]",
      "instances": [
        {
          "status": "tainted",
          "schema_version": 0,
          "attributes": {
            "catalog_id": null,
            "id": "145103944781:LoB:Sales",
            "key": "LoB:Sales",
            "values": [
              "Customers",
              "Inventory",
              "Orders"
            ]
          },
          "sensitive_attributes": [],
          "private": "bnVsbA=="
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Future terraform plan outputs

Proof of Tag Creation (AWS Console)

Panic Output

No response

Important Factoids

No response

References

Naming convention follows AWS guidance on creating a centralized Glue Data Catalog (in support of Data Mesh architecture): https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/build-a-modern-data-architecture-and-data-mesh-pattern-at-scale-using-aws-lake-formation-tag-based-access-control/

Would you like to implement a fix?

No response

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