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💼 1 Identity and Access Management

  • Contextual name: 💼 1 Identity and Access Management
  • ID: /frameworks/cis-aws-v1.2.0/01
  • Located in: 💼 CIS AWS v1.2.0

Description​

This section contains recommendations for configuring identity and access management related options.

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Sub Sections​

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlags
💼 1.1 Avoid the use of the "root" account11
💼 1.2 Ensure multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enabled for all IAM users that have a console password1
💼 1.3 Ensure credentials unused for 90 days or greater are disabled
💼 1.4 Ensure access keys are rotated every 90 days or less11
💼 1.5 Ensure IAM password policy requires at least one uppercase letter
💼 1.6 Ensure IAM password policy require at least one lowercase letter
💼 1.7 Ensure IAM password policy require at least one symbol
💼 1.8 Ensure IAM password policy require at least one number
💼 1.9 Ensure IAM password policy requires minimum length of 14 or greater1
💼 1.10 Ensure IAM password policy prevents password reuse11
💼 1.11 Ensure IAM password policy expires passwords within 90 days or less
💼 1.12 Ensure no root account access key exists11
💼 1.13 Ensure MFA is enabled for the "root" account1
💼 1.14 Ensure hardware MFA is enabled for the "root" account1
💼 1.15 Ensure security questions are registered in the AWS account
💼 1.16 Ensure IAM policies are attached only to groups or roles11
💼 1.17 Maintain current contact details1
💼 1.18 Ensure security contact information is registered1
💼 1.19 Ensure IAM instance roles are used for AWS resource access from instances11
💼 1.20 Ensure a support role has been created to manage incidents with AWS Support1
💼 1.21 Do not setup access keys during initial user setup for all IAM users that have a console password11
💼 1.22 Ensure IAM policies that allow full ":" administrative privileges are not created11