Skip to content

Latest commit

 

History

History
18 lines (13 loc) · 755 Bytes

instance-iam-role.md

File metadata and controls

18 lines (13 loc) · 755 Bytes

CloudSploit

AWS / EC2 / Instance IAM Role

Quick Info

Plugin Title Instance IAM Role
Cloud AWS
Category EC2
Description Ensures EC2 instances are using an IAM role instead of hard-coded AWS credentials
More Info IAM roles should be assigned to all instances to enable them to access AWS resources. Using an IAM role is more secure than hard-coding AWS access keys into application code.
AWS Link http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/iam-roles-for-amazon-ec2.html
Recommended Action Attach an IAM role to the EC2 instance

Detailed Remediation Steps