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🛡️ AWS EC2 Auto Scaling Group behind ELB assigns public IP to instances🟢

  • Contextual name: 🛡️ Auto Scaling Group behind ELB assigns public IP to instances🟢
  • ID: /ce/ca/aws/autoscaling/group-config-public-ip-assignement
  • Tags:
  • Policy Type: COMPLIANCE_POLICY
  • Policy Categories: RELIABILITY, SECURITY

Logic​

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Similar Internal Rules​

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✉️ dec-x-843426501

Description​

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Description​

Ensure that Auto Scaling Group launch configuration is not configured to assign public IP addresses to EC2 instances launched behind a load balancer.

If you do not set Associate Public IP Address, the default is to use the auto-assign public IP settings of the subnets that your instances are launched into.

Rationale​

When an EC2 instance is launched with a public IP while also being registered behind an ELB, it may become directly addressable from the internet, potentially circumventing the centralized control point provided by the ELB. This undermines security postures such as centralized logging, access control policies, WAF protection, and TLS termination.

Audit​

This policy flags an AWS EC2 Auto Scaling Group as INCOMPLIANT if the following conditions are met:

  • It is associated with a load balancer, and
  • Its AWS EC2 Launch Configuration (accessible via the Launch Configuration field) has the Associate Public IP Address checkbox set to true.

An Auto Scaling Group is marked as INAPPLICABLE in either of the following cases:

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Remediation​

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Remediation​

It is recommended to transition from Launch Configurations to Launch Templates rather than modifying the existing launch configuration. The migration process to launch templates is outlined in /ce/ca/aws/autoscaling/group-uses-launch-configuration.

If immediate migration is not feasible, you may choose to modify the current launch configuration as outlined below.

From Command Line​

Create a New Launch Configuration​

Launch configurations cannot be modified once created. To update the launch configuration for an Auto Scaling group, you must create a new launch configuration based on the existing one.

Optionally, you can retrieve the settings of the current launch configuration using the following command:

aws autoscaling describe-launch-configurations \
    --launch-configuration-names {{existing-launch-configuration-name}}

Once you have the configuration details, create a new launch configuration using the create-launch-configuration command. Set the --associate-public-ip-address parameter to true in the new configuration:

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policy.yaml​

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Linked Framework Sections​

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlagsCompliance
💼 AWS Foundational Security Best Practices v1.0.0 → 💼 [AutoScaling.5] Amazon EC2 instances launched using Auto Scaling group launch configurations should not have Public IP addresses11no data
💼 Cloudaware Framework → 💼 Public and Anonymous Access80no data
💼 Cloudaware Framework → 💼 System Configuration34no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 AC-3 Access Enforcement (L)(M)(H)3767no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement (M)(H)23679no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 AC-4(21) Physical or Logical Separation of Information Flows (M)(H)1146no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 AC-6 Least Privilege (M)(H)81156no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 AC-21 Information Sharing (M)(H)8no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 SC-7 Boundary Protection (L)(M)(H)10848no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 SC-7(3) Access Points (M)(H)8no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 SC-7(4) External Telecommunications Services (M)(H)28no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 SC-7(20) Dynamic Isolation and Segregation (H)8no data
💼 FedRAMP High Security Controls → 💼 SC-7(21) Isolation of System Components (H)22no data
💼 FedRAMP Low Security Controls → 💼 AC-3 Access Enforcement (L)(M)(H)67no data
💼 FedRAMP Low Security Controls → 💼 SC-7 Boundary Protection (L)(M)(H)33no data
💼 FedRAMP Moderate Security Controls → 💼 AC-3 Access Enforcement (L)(M)(H)67no data
💼 FedRAMP Moderate Security Controls → 💼 AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement (M)(H)164no data
💼 FedRAMP Moderate Security Controls → 💼 AC-4(21) Physical or Logical Separation of Information Flows (M)(H)46no data
💼 FedRAMP Moderate Security Controls → 💼 AC-6 Least Privilege (M)(H)656no data
💼 FedRAMP Moderate Security Controls → 💼 AC-21 Information Sharing (M)(H)8no data
💼 FedRAMP Moderate Security Controls → 💼 SC-7 Boundary Protection (L)(M)(H)742no data
💼 FedRAMP Moderate Security Controls → 💼 SC-7(3) Access Points (M)(H)8no data
💼 FedRAMP Moderate Security Controls → 💼 SC-7(4) External Telecommunications Services (M)(H)28no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 DE.CM-01: Networks and network services are monitored to find potentially adverse events118no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 DE.CM-09: Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events137no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 ID.AM-03: Representations of the organization's authorized network communication and internal and external network data flows are maintained48no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 PR.AA-05: Access permissions, entitlements, and authorizations are defined in a policy, managed, enforced, and reviewed, and incorporate the principles of least privilege and separation of duties91no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 PR.DS-01: The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected117no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 PR.DS-02: The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-transit are protected97no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 PR.DS-10: The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-use are protected111no data
💼 NIST CSF v2.0 → 💼 PR.IR-01: Networks and environments are protected from unauthorized logical access and usage69no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 AC-3 Access Enforcement15537no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 AC-3(7) Access Enforcement _ Role-based Access Control14no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement326889no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 AC-4(15) Information Flow Enforcement _ Detection of Unsanctioned Information910no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 AC-4(21) Information Flow Enforcement _ Physical or Logical Separation of Information Flows3746no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 AC-6 Least Privilege102349no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 AC-21 Information Sharing28no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 SC-7 Boundary Protection29450no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 SC-7(3) Boundary Protection _ Access Points8no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 SC-7(4) Boundary Protection _ External Telecommunications Services28no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 SC-7(9) Boundary Protection _ Restrict Threatening Outgoing Communications Traffic14no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 SC-7(11) Boundary Protection _ Restrict Incoming Communications Traffic22no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 SC-7(16) Boundary Protection _ Prevent Discovery of System Components23no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 SC-7(20) Boundary Protection _ Dynamic Isolation and Segregation8no data
💼 NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 → 💼 SC-7(21) Boundary Protection _ Isolation of System Components22no data
💼 PCI DSS v3.2.1 → 💼 1.3.6 Place system components that store cardholder data in an internal network zone, segregated from the DMZ and other untrusted networks.6no data
💼 PCI DSS v4.0.1 → 💼 1.4.4 System components that store cardholder data are not directly accessible from untrusted networks.6no data
💼 PCI DSS v4.0 → 💼 1.4.4 System components that store cardholder data are not directly accessible from untrusted networks.6no data
💼 UK Cyber Essentials → 💼 1.2 Prevent access to the administrative interface from the internet3638no data