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💼 6.7 Ensure that the EC2 Metadata Service only allows IMDSv2 (Automated)

• ID: /frameworks/cis-aws-v6.0.0/06/07

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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Similar Sections (Take Policies From)

Section	Sub Sections	Internal Rules	Policies	Flags	Compliance
💼 CIS AWS v5.0.0 → 💼 5.7 Ensure that the EC2 Metadata Service only allows IMDSv2 (Automated)			1		no data

Similar Sections (Give Policies To)

Section	Sub Sections	Internal Rules	Policies	Flags	Compliance
💼 CIS AWS v5.0.0 → 💼 5.7 Ensure that the EC2 Metadata Service only allows IMDSv2 (Automated)			1		no data

Sub Sections

Section	Sub Sections	Internal Rules	Policies	Flags	Compliance

Policies (1)

Policy	Logic Count	Flags	Compliance
🛡️ AWS EC2 Instance IMDSv2 is not enabled🟢	1	🟢 x6	no data