The Cloud Conformity VPC Endpoint Exposed check brought my attention to this one, as I think they have a bug in this check: https://www.cloudconformity.com/knowledge-base/aws/VPC/endpoint-exposed.html There are two types of VPC endpoint: Interface and Gateway (S3, DynamoDB). What are suggested in the above link only applies to the Interface endpoint, but not the Gateway endpoint. As … Continue reading Endpoint policies for gateway endpoints
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Use Git Workflow to Manage Multiple AWS Environments
Managing multiple AWS environments (sandbox/dev/uat/stage/prod) is challenging, as it is hard to keep track of the current status of each environment. For example, user A deploys his feature branch into dev to test his code, then later user B deploys his hotfix branch into dev to test his code. This can cause many issues: User … Continue reading Use Git Workflow to Manage Multiple AWS Environments
AWS IAM Role Chaining
Question: Using the credentials for one IAM role 1 to assume a different IAM role 2, what is the maximum duration of the new credentials? A. Same as Role 1B. Same as Role 2C. Same as the role (1 or 2) which has longer maximum duration D. Same as the role (1 or 2) which … Continue reading AWS IAM Role Chaining
AWS Security Checklist
Identity & Access Management Secure AWS account (AWS organization, MFA).Rely on centralized identity provider (SSO).Use multiple AWS accounts ot separate workloads and workloads stages such as production and non-production (SCP, Guardrails, Control Tower).Store and use secret securely (STS, Secrets Manager). Detection Enable foundation security services (AWS CloudTrail, Amazon GuardDuty, and AWS Security Hub).Configure service and … Continue reading AWS Security Checklist
ELBv2 ALB Security Group Check in Cloud Conformity
We use Cloud Conformity as a compliance check tool against our AWS environments. Recently, there is a new check failed - ELBv2 ALB Security Group, and the given reason is Load Balancer [alb-d-LoadB-XXXXXXXX] is not associated with valid and secure security groups. I have confirmed that the ALB is associated with a valid and security … Continue reading ELBv2 ALB Security Group Check in Cloud Conformity
