Resource Type: AWS > IAM > Root

Resource Context

Root is a part of the IAM service.

Each Root lives under an Account.

Controls

The primary controls for AWS > IAM > Root are:

• Approved
• CMDB
• Configured
• Discovery
• Intelligent Assessment

It is also targeted by these controls:

• AWS > CIS v3.0 > 1 - Identity and Access Management > 1.04 - Ensure no 'root' user account access key exists
• AWS > CIS v3.0 > 1 - Identity and Access Management > 1.07 - Eliminate use of the 'root' user for administrative and daily tasks
• 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 > 1.07 - Eliminate use of the 'root' user for administrative and daily tasks
• AWS > CIS v5.0 > 1 - Identity and Access Management > 1.03 - Ensure no 'root' user account access key exists
• AWS > CIS v5.0 > 1 - Identity and Access Management > 1.06 - Eliminate use of the 'root' user for administrative and daily tasks
• AWS > CIS v6.0 > 2 - Identity and Access Management > 2.03 - Ensure no 'root' user account access key exists
• AWS > CIS v6.0 > 2 - Identity and Access Management > 2.06 - Eliminate use of the 'root' user for administrative and daily tasks

Quick Actions

• Skip alarm for Approved control
• Skip alarm for Approved control [90 days]

Category

• IAM

In Your Workspace

• Controls by Resource Type report
• Policy Settings by Resource Type report
• Resources by Resource Type report

Developers

Resource Type URI

tmod:@turbot/aws-iam#/resource/types/root

Category URI

tmod:@turbot/turbot#/resource/categories/iam

GraphQL

query resource(id: "tmod:@turbot/aws-iam#/resource/types/root") { … }

query resourceActivities(filter: "resourceId:'tmod:@turbot/aws-iam#/resource/types/root'") { … }

mutation createResource(input: { … })

mutation updateResource(input: { … })

CLI

Get Resource

turbot graphql resource --id "tmod:@turbot/aws-iam#/resource/types/root"

Steampipe Query

Get Resource

select * from guardrails_resource where resource_type_uri = 'tmod:@turbot/aws-iam#/resource/types/root';

Get Policy Settings (By Resource ID)

select * from guardrails_policy_setting where filter = 'resourceTypeId:"tmod:@turbot/aws-iam#/resource/types/root"';

Get Resource Notification

select * from guardrails_notification where resource_type_uri = 'tmod:@turbot/aws-iam#/resource/types/root' and notification_type in ('resource_updated', 'resource_created');