AWS SES Identities Should Be Verified
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AWS SES identities should be verified in order to prove their ownership and to prevent others from using them. Verifying identities (i.e. ownership confirmation) is an efficient way to prevent people masquerading as other email addresses when they really do not own them.Risk Level
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SecurityCompliance Standards
CBPTriage and Remediation
Remediation
Using Console
Using Console
To remediate the misconfiguration of unverified identities in AWS SES (Simple Email Service), follow these steps using the AWS Management Console:
- Sign in to the AWS Management Console: Go to the AWS Management Console (https://console.aws.amazon.com/) and sign in with your credentials.
- Navigate to SES Console: In the AWS Management Console, search for “SES” in the search bar at the top and click on “Simple Email Service” under the Services section.
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Verify Email Addresses or Domains:
- In the SES console, click on the “Email Addresses” or “Domains” option in the left navigation pane, depending on whether the misconfiguration is related to email addresses or domains.
- You will see a list of email addresses or domains that are not verified.
- Select the unverified email address or domain that you want to verify by checking the checkbox next to it.
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Verify the Identity:
- Click on the “Verify a New Email Address” or “Verify a New Domain” button, depending on whether you are verifying an email address or a domain.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to verify the selected email address or domain. This usually involves sending a verification email to the email address or updating DNS records for the domain.
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Check Verification Status:
- Once you have completed the verification process, go back to the list of email addresses or domains.
- The status of the verified identity should now show as “verified” in the console.
- Repeat for Other Unverified Identities: If there are other unverified email addresses or domains, repeat the above steps to verify them as well.
- Monitor Verification Status: It is recommended to regularly monitor the SES console to ensure that all email addresses and domains used for sending emails are verified.
Using CLI
Using CLI
To remediate the misconfiguration of unverified identities in AWS SES using AWS CLI, follow these steps:Replace Replace
- List all the identities in AWS SES:
- Identify the unverified identities from the list.
- For each unverified identity, request verification by running the following command:
[email protected] with the actual email address that needs to be verified.- AWS will send a verification email to the specified email address. Instruct the email recipient to click on the verification link in the email to verify the identity.
- Once the email address is verified, you can confirm the verification status by running the following command:
[email protected] with the verified email address.- Repeat steps 3-5 for each unverified identity in AWS SES.
Using Python
Using Python
To remediate the misconfiguration of unverified identities in AWS SES using Python, you can follow these steps:
- Install the Boto3 library: Boto3 is the Amazon Web Services (AWS) SDK for Python. You can install it using pip by running the following command:
- Write a Python script to verify all the identities in AWS SES:
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'YOUR_REGION_NAME'with the AWS region where your SES service is located. - Run the Python script to verify all the unverified identities in AWS SES. Make sure that your AWS credentials are properly configured in the environment where you are running the script.