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💼 [ECS.5] ECS containers should be limited to read-only access to root filesystems

  • ID: /frameworks/aws-fsbp-v1.0.0/ecs/05

Description​

If the readonlyRootFilesystem parameter is set to true in an Amazon ECS task definition, the ECS container is given read-only access to its root file system. This reduces security attack vectors because the container instance's root file system can't be tampered with or written to without explicit volume mounts that have read-write permissions for file system folders and directories. Enabling this option also adheres to the principle of least privilege.

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