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💼 1.17 Ensure IAM instance roles are used for AWS resource access from instances (Automated)

  • Contextual name: 💼 1.17 Ensure IAM instance roles are used for AWS resource access from instances (Automated)
  • ID: /frameworks/cis-aws-v5.0.0/01/17
  • Located in: 💼 1 Identity and Access Management

Description​

AWS access from within AWS instances can be done by either encoding AWS keys into AWS API calls or by assigning the instance to a role which has an appropriate permissions policy for the required access. "AWS Access" means accessing the APIs of AWS in order to access AWS resources or manage AWS account resources.

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📝 AWS EC2 Instance IAM role is not attached 🟢1🟢 x6