Policy: AWS > CIS v3.0 > 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 policy targets the following resource types:

AWS > IAM > Credential Report

Primary Policy

This policy is used with the following primary policy:

AWS > CIS v3.0 > 1 - Identity and Access Management

Controls

Policy Specification

Schema Type	`string`
Default	`Per AWS > CIS v3.0 > 1 - Identity and Access Management`
Valid Values [YAML]	`Per AWS > CIS v3.0 > 1 - Identity and Access Management` `Skip` `Check: Benchmark`

In Your Workspace

Policy Settings by Type report

Developers

Category URI

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

Policy Type URI

tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv3-0#/policy/types/r0107

GraphQL

query policyType(id: "tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv3-0#/policy/types/r0107") { … }

query policySettings(filter: "policyTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv3-0#/policy/types/r0107'") { … }

query policyValues(filter: "policyTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv3-0#/policy/types/r0107'") { … }

CLI

Get Policy Type

turbot graphql policy-type --id "tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv3-0#/policy/types/r0107"

Get Policy Settings

turbot graphql policy-settings --filter "policyTypeId:tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv3-0#/policy/types/r0107"