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ec2-imdsv2-check - AWS Config
AWS CloudFormation template

Checks if your Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance metadata version is configured with Instance Metadata Service Version 2 (IMDSv2). The rule is NON_COMPLIANT if the HttpTokens is set to optional.

Identifier: EC2_IMDSV2_CHECK

Resource Types: AWS::EC2::Instance

Trigger type: Configuration changes

AWS Region: All supported AWS regions

Parameters:

None

AWS CloudFormation template

To create AWS Config managed rules with AWS CloudFormation templates, see Creating AWS Config Managed Rules With AWS CloudFormation Templates.

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