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Control: AWS > CIS v4.0 > 1 - Identity and Access Management > 1.04 - Ensure no 'root' user account access key exists

Configures auditing against a CIS Benchmark item.

Level: 1

The 'root' user account is the most privileged user in an AWS account. AWS Access Keys provide programmatic access to a given AWS account. It is recommended that all access keys associated with the 'root' user account be deleted.

Resource Types

This control targets the following resource types:

  • AWS > IAM > Root

Policies

This control type relies on these other policies when running actions:

  • AWS > CIS v4.0
  • AWS > CIS v4.0 > 1 - Identity and Access Management > 1.04 - Ensure no 'root' user account access key exists
  • AWS > CIS v4.0 > 1 - Identity and Access Management

Category

  • CIS > Controls v7 > 04 Controlled Use of Administrative Privileges > 4.03 Ensure the Use of Dedicated Administrative Accounts

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Developers

    Control Type URI
    • tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv4-0#/control/types/r0104
  • Category URI
    • tmod:@turbot/cis#/control/categories/v070403
  • GraphQL
    • query controlType(id: "tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv4-0#/control/types/r0104") { … }
    • query controls(filter: "controlTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv4-0#/control/types/r0104'") { … }
  • CLI
    • Get Controls
    • turbot graphql controls --filter "controlTypeId:tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv4-0#/control/types/r0104"
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