AWS Config


  • Helps with auditing and recording compliance of AWS resources
  • Helps record configurations and changes over time
  • Questions that can be solved by AWS Config:
    • Is there unrestricted SSH access to any SGs?
    • Do buckets have any public access?
    • How has ALB configuration changed over time?
  • Can receive alerts (SNS notifications) for any changes
  • AWS Config is a per-region service
  • Can be aggregated across regions and accounts
  • Possibility of storing the configuration data into S3

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