Reference - Account Assessment for AWS Organizations
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Reference

This section includes information about an optional feature for collecting anonymized metrics for this solution and a list of builders who contributed to this solution.

Anonymized data collection

This solution includes an option to send anonymized operational metrics to AWS. We use this data to better understand how customers use this solution and related services and products. When invoked, the following information is collected and sent to AWS:

  • Solution ID – The AWS solution identifier

  • Unique ID (UUID) – Randomly generated, unique identifier for each Account Assessment for AWS Organizations deployment

  • Timestamp – Data-collection timestamp

  • Version – Solution version deployed

  • Assessment type – DelegatedAdmin, TrustedAccess, or ResourceBasedPolicy

  • Findings count – Number of findings found during scan

  • Services count – Number of AWS services found during scan

  • Accounts count – Number of accounts found during scan

  • Regions count – Number of AWS Regions found during scan

Example data: 

AssessmentType: ResourceBasedPolicy
FindingsCount: 10
ServicesCount: 20 
AccountsCount: 10 
RegionsCount: 10

AWS owns the data gathered through this survey. Data collection is subject to the AWS Privacy Policy. To opt out of this feature, complete the following steps before launching the Hub stack CloudFormation template:

  1. Download the account-assessment-for-aws-organizations-hub.template AWS CloudFormation template to your local hard drive.

  2. Open the CloudFormation template with a text editor.

  3. Modify the CloudFormation template mapping section from: 

    AnonymousData:
    SendAnonymousData:
      Data: Yes

    to: 

    AnonymousData:
    SendAnonymousData:
      Data: No

  4. Sign in to the AWS CloudFormation console.

  5. Select Create stack.

  6. On the Create stack page, Specify template section, select Upload a template file.

  7. Under Upload a template file, select Choose file, then select the edited template from your local drive.

  8. Choose Next and follow the steps in Launch the Hub stack.

Contributors

  • Lalit Grover

  • Thiemo Belmega

  • Ryan Garay

  • Nikhil Reddy

  • Abe Wubshet

  • Chaintanya Deolankar