Shield Response Team (SRT) Should Have Access To AWS Account
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This rule checks whether the Shield Response Team (SRT) can access your AWS account. If AWS Shield Advanced is enabled but the role for SRT access is not configured, the rule is marked as non-compliant. Granting access to the SRT helps AWS respond to and mitigate DDoS attacks effectively.Risk Level
MediumAddresses
SecurityCompliance Standards
CBPTriage and Remediation
Remediation
Using Console
Using Console
To remediate the misconfiguration where the Shield Response Team (SRT) does not have access to the AWS account, follow these steps to grant them the necessary access using the AWS Management Console:
- Sign in to the AWS Management Console: Go to the AWS Management Console at https://aws.amazon.com/ and sign in using your AWS account credentials.
- Navigate to AWS Shield: In the AWS Management Console, search for “Shield” in the services search bar and click on “AWS Shield” to access the Shield dashboard.
- Go to the “Protection” Tab: In the AWS Shield dashboard, navigate to the “Protection” tab on the left-hand side menu.
- Click on “Incident Management”: Under the “Protection” tab, click on “Incident Management” to manage incidents and response team settings.
- Add SRT to Incident Response Team: In the Incident Management page, locate the section for “Incident Response Team” and click on the “Edit” button.
- Add SRT as a Contact: In the “Edit Incident Response Team” window, click on the “Add contact” button and enter the contact information for the Shield Response Team (SRT). Make sure to provide the necessary contact details and permissions for the SRT.
- Save Changes: Once you have added the Shield Response Team (SRT) as a contact in the Incident Response Team settings, click on the “Save” button to apply the changes.
- Verify Access: To verify that the Shield Response Team (SRT) now has access to the AWS account for incident response and management, you can conduct a test incident or review the incident response settings to ensure that the SRT is included as a contact.
Using CLI
Using CLI
To remediate the misconfiguration of providing Shield Response Team (SRT) access to the AWS account using AWS CLI, you can follow these steps:
- Create an IAM Policy:
- Create a new IAM policy that grants the necessary permissions to the Shield Response Team. Below is an example policy that provides full access to AWS Shield resources:
- Attach the IAM Policy:
- Attach the newly created IAM policy to a new IAM role or an existing IAM role that is assigned to the Shield Response Team. Replace
IAM_ROLE_NAMEwith the actual IAM role name.
- Attach the newly created IAM policy to a new IAM role or an existing IAM role that is assigned to the Shield Response Team. Replace
- Verify Access:
- Ensure that the Shield Response Team members can now access AWS Shield resources using the assigned IAM role.
Using Python
Using Python
To remediate the issue of granting Shield Response Team (SRT) access to the AWS account using Python, you can follow these steps:
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Install Boto3: Boto3 is the AWS SDK for Python. You can install it using pip:
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Create an IAM Policy: Create a new IAM policy that grants the necessary permissions to the Shield Response Team. You can use the following example policy as a starting point:
- Attach the Policy to a Group or User: You can attach the IAM policy to an existing IAM group that the Shield Response Team members are part of, or directly to individual IAM users.
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Use Boto3 to Implement the Remediation:
Here is a sample Python script that uses Boto3 to attach the IAM policy to an IAM group:
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Run the Python Script: Save the Python script in a file (e.g.,
remediate_shield_access.py) and run it using Python. Make sure to replace'YOUR_GROUP_NAME'and'YOUR_POLICY_ARN'with the actual group name and policy ARN.