Question 1

Is ebs_volumes enforced for CIS AWS Benchmark v6.0.0?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Because sensitive data can exist and to help protect data at rest, ensure encryption is enabled for your AWS Elastic Block Store (AWS EBS) volumes.

Question 2

Is iam_instance_profile enforced for CIS AWS Benchmark v6.0.0?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Ensure that an AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (AWS EC2) instance has an Identity and Access Management (IAM) profile attached to it. This rule is non-compliant if no IAM profile is attached to the AWS EC2 instance.

Question 3

Is metadata_options enforced for CIS AWS Benchmark v6.0.0?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Ensure the Instance Metadata Service Version 2 (IMDSv2) method is enabled to help protect access and control of AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (AWS EC2) instance metadata.

AWS EC2 Instance Terraform module

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