Important
For this rule, the rule identifier (EC2_INSTANCE_MANAGED_BY_SSM) and rule name (ec2-instance-managed-by-systems-manager) are different.
Checks if your Amazon EC2 instances are managed by AWS Systems Manager Agent (SSM Agent). The rule is NON_COMPLIANT if an EC2 instance is running and the SSM Agent is stopped, or if an EC2 instance is running and the SSM Agent is terminated.
Note
The rule will not return NON_COMPLIANT if an EC2 instance is stopped and the SSM Agent is running.
Identifier: EC2_INSTANCE_MANAGED_BY_SSM
Resource Types: AWS::EC2::Instance, AWS::SSM::ManagedInstanceInventory
Trigger type: Configuration changes
AWS Region: All supported AWS regions except Middle East (UAE) Region
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.
