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Resource Overview​

A resource that records AWS account resource configuration information and allows you to identify relationships between resources.

Associated Resources​

Parent Resources​

Connected Resources​

Resource Configuration​

Basic Settings​

  • enable_config_recorder : Whether to enable or disable the configuration recorder - true, false
  • role_name : Name of the IAM Role used by AWS Config
  • linked_s3_bucket_name : Name of the S3 bucket used to store configuration records
  • s3_key_prefix : Prefix of the S3 bucket to use
  • enable_sns_topic : Whether to enable the SNS Topic used by AWS Config to deliver notifications - true, false
  • linked_sns_topic_name : Name of the SNS Topic used by AWS Config to deliver notifications
  • delivery_frequency : Frequency at which AWS Config delivers configuration snapshots - 1hour, 3hours, 6hours, 12hours, 24hours

Recording Method (recording_method)​

  • recording_method.enable_all_supported : Whether AWS Config records configuration changes for all supported regional resource types - true, false
  • recording_method.exclude_resource_types : List of AWS resource types for which AWS Config records configuration changes
  • recording_method.include_global_resource_types : Whether to include all supported global resource types along with recorded resources - true, false
  • recording_method.specific_resource_types : Whether to include specific resource types along with recorded resources

Config Rule (config_rule)​

  • config_rule.rule_owner : Ownership and management of the AWS Config rule - AWS, customLambda, customPolicy
  • config_rule.source_identifier : Predefined identifier for AWS managed config rules
  • config_rule.target_lambda_name : Name of the Lambda function used in custom Lambda rules
  • config_rule.custom_policy_message_type : Notification type that triggers AWS Config evaluations - ConfigurationItemChangeNotification, OversizedConfigurationItemChangeNotification, ScheduledNotification, ConfigurationSnapshotDeliveryCompleted
  • config_rule.maximum_execution_frequency : Frequency at which AWS Config runs evaluations for periodically triggered rules - 1hour, 3hours, 6hours, 12hours, 24hours
  • config_rule.custom_policy_text : Policy definition containing the custom policy config rule

Tags​

  • tag : Tags used to categorize resources

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