Plugin Title | Public AMI |
Cloud | AWS |
Category | EC2 |
Description | Checks for publicly shared AMIs |
More Info | Accidentally sharing AMIs allows any AWS user to launch an EC2 instance using the image as a base. This can potentially expose sensitive information stored on the host. |
AWS Link | http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/sharingamis-intro.html |
Recommended Action | Convert the public AMI a private image. |