💼 5.6 Ensure that EC2 Metadata Service only allows IMDSv2 - Level 1 (Automated)

• Contextual name: 💼 5.6 Ensure that EC2 Metadata Service only allows IMDSv2 - Level 1 (Automated)
• ID: /frameworks/cis-aws-v2.0.0/05/06
• Located in: 💼 5 Networking

Description

When enabling the Metadata Service on AWS EC2 instances, users have the option of using either Instance Metadata Service Version 1 (IMDSv1; a request/response method) or Instance Metadata Service Version 2 (IMDSv2; a session-oriented method).

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• Sections
  • /frameworks/cis-aws-v3.0.0/05/06
• Internal
  • ID: dec-c-125bff0f

Similar Sections (Take Policies From)

Section	Sub Sections	Internal Rules	Policies	Flags
💼 CIS AWS v3.0.0 → 💼 5.6 Ensure that EC2 Metadata Service only allows IMDSv2 - Level 1 (Automated)		1	1

Similar Sections (Give Policies To)

Section	Sub Sections	Internal Rules	Policies	Flags
💼 CIS AWS v3.0.0 → 💼 5.6 Ensure that EC2 Metadata Service only allows IMDSv2 - Level 1 (Automated)		1	1

Sub Sections

Section	Sub Sections	Internal Rules	Policies	Flags

Policies (1)

Policy	Logic Count	Flags
📝 AWS EC2 Instance IMDSv2 is not enabled 🟢	1	🟢 x6

Internal Rules

Rule	Policies	Flags
✉️ dec-x-b42fae78	1