Control: AWS > CIS v4.0 > 1 - Identity and Access Management > 1.07 - Eliminate use of the 'root' user for administrative and daily tasks

Configures auditing against a CIS Benchmark item.

Level: 1

With the creation of an AWS account, a 'root user' is created that cannot be disabled or deleted. That user has unrestricted access to and control over all resources in the AWS account. It is highly recommended that the use of this account be avoided for everyday tasks.

Resource Types

This control targets the following resource types:

AWS > IAM > Root

Policies

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

In Your Workspace

Developers

Control Type URI

tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv4-0#/control/types/r0107

Category URI

tmod:@turbot/cis#/control/categories/v070403

GraphQL

query controlType(id: "tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv4-0#/control/types/r0107") { … }

query controls(filter: "controlTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv4-0#/control/types/r0107'") { … }

CLI

Get Controls

turbot graphql controls --filter "controlTypeId:tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv4-0#/control/types/r0107"