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πŸ’Ό 1.15 Ensure IAM users receive permissions only through groups (Automated)

  • Contextual name: πŸ’Ό 1.15 Ensure IAM users receive permissions only through groups (Automated)
  • ID: /frameworks/cis-aws-v4.0.1/01/15
  • Located in: πŸ’Ό 1 Identity and Access Management

Description​

IAM users are granted access to services, functions, and data through IAM policies. There are four ways to define policies for a user: 1) Edit the user policy directly, also known as an inline or user policy; 2) attach a policy directly to a user; 3) add the user to an IAM group that has an attached policy; 4) add the user to an IAM group that has an inline policy.

Only the third implementation is recommended.

Similar​

  • Sections
    • /frameworks/cis-aws-v5.0.0/01/14
    • /frameworks/cis-aws-v4.0.0/01/15

Similar Sections (Take Policies From)​

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlags
πŸ’Ό CIS AWS v4.0.0 β†’ πŸ’Ό 1.15 Ensure IAM users receive permissions only through groups (Automated)1
πŸ’Ό CIS AWS v5.0.0 β†’ πŸ’Ό 1.14 Ensure IAM users receive permissions only through groups (Automated)1

Similar Sections (Give Policies To)​

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlags
πŸ’Ό CIS AWS v4.0.0 β†’ πŸ’Ό 1.15 Ensure IAM users receive permissions only through groups (Automated)1
πŸ’Ό CIS AWS v5.0.0 β†’ πŸ’Ό 1.14 Ensure IAM users receive permissions only through groups (Automated)1

Sub Sections​

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlags

Policies (1)​

PolicyLogic CountFlags
πŸ“ AWS IAM User has inline or directly attached policies 🟒1🟠 x1, 🟒 x5