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ec2-managedinstance-applications-required - AWS Config
AWS CloudFormation template

Checks if all of the specified applications are installed on the instance. Optionally, specify the minimum acceptable version. You can also specify the platform to apply the rule only to instances running that platform.

Note

Ensure that SSM agent is running on the EC2 instance and an association to gather application software inventory is created. The rule returns NOT_APPLICABLE if SSM agent is not installed or an association is not yet created or running.

Identifier: EC2_MANAGEDINSTANCE_APPLICATIONS_REQUIRED

Resource Types: AWS::SSM::ManagedInstanceInventory

Trigger type: Configuration changes

AWS Region: All supported AWS regions except Canada West (Calgary) Region

Parameters:

applicationNames
Type: CSV

Comma-separated list of application names. Optionally, specify versions appended with ':' (for example, 'Chrome:0.5.3, Firefox').

Note

The application names must be an exact match. For example, use firefox on Linux or firefox-compat on Amazon Linux. In addition, AWS Config does not currently support wildcards for the applicationNames parameter (for example, firefox*).

platformType (Optional)
Type: String

Platform type (for example, 'Linux' or 'Windows').

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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