aws-cloudformation-security
This CloudFormation skill provides production-ready templates for implementing AWS security infrastructure, including KMS encryption keys, Secrets Manager configurations, IAM least privilege policies, VPC security controls, ACM certificates, and secure cross-stack references. Use it when building security-hardened AWS environments that require encryption at rest and in transit, secrets management with automatic rotation, defense-in-depth network isolation, and compliance-ready infrastructure patterns.
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# AWS CloudFormation Security Infrastructure
## Overview
Create production-ready security infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation templates. This skill covers KMS encryption, Secrets Manager, IAM security with least privilege, VPC security configurations, ACM certificates, parameter security, secure outputs, cross-stack references, CloudWatch Logs encryption, defense in depth strategies, and security best practices.
## When to Use
- Implementing KMS encryption at rest and in transit
- Managing secrets with Secrets Manager and automatic rotation
- Applying IAM least privilege policies and permission boundaries
- Securing VPC with security groups, NACLs, and VPC endpoints
- Managing TLS/SSL certificates with ACM
- Encrypting CloudWatch Logs and S3 buckets
- Creating secure cross-stack references and outputs
## Instructions
Follow these steps to create security infrastructure with CloudFormation:
### 1. Define KMS Encryption Keys
Create customer-managed keys for encryption:
```yaml
Resources:
EncryptionKey:
Type: AWS::KMS::Key
Properties:
Description: Customer-managed key for data encryption
KeyPolicy:
Statement:
- Effect: Allow
Principal:
Service: lambda.amazonaws.com
Action:
- kms:Decrypt
- kms:GenerateDataKey
Resource: "*"
- Effect: Allow
Principal:
AWS: !Sub "arn:aws:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:root"
Action:
- kms:*
Resource: "*"
KeyAlias:
Type: AWS::KMS::Alias
Properties:
AliasName: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}/encryption-key"
TargetKeyId: !Ref EncryptionKey
```
**Validate:** `aws kms get-key-policy --key-id <key-id> --output text`
### 2. Manage Secrets with Secrets Manager
Store and retrieve sensitive data securely:
```yaml
Resources:
DatabaseSecret:
Type: AWS::SecretsManager::Secret
Properties:
Name: !Sub "${AWS::StackName}/database"
Description: Database credentials
SecretString: !Sub |
{
"username": "admin",
"password": "${DatabasePassword}",
"engine": "mysql",
"host": "${DatabaseEndpoint}",
"port": 3306
}
KmsKeyId: !Ref EncryptionKey
SecretRotationSchedule:
Type: AWS::SecretsManager::RotationSchedule
Properties:
SecretId: !Ref DatabaseSecret
RotationLambdaARN: !Ref RotationLambda.Arn
RotationRules:
AutomaticallyAfterDays: 30
```
**Validate:** `aws secretsmanager describe-secret --secret-id <secret-name>`
### 3. Apply IAM Least Privilege
Create roles and policies with minimal required permissions:
```yaml
Resources:
ExecutionRole:
Type: AWS::IAM::Role
Properties:
AssumeRolePolicyDocument:
Version: "2012-10-17"
Statement:
- Effect: Allow
Principal:
Service: lambda.amazonaws.com
Action: sts:AssumeRole
ManagedPolicyArns:
- arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole
Policies:
- PolicyName: SpecificPermissions
PolicyDocument:
Version: "2012-10-17"
Statement:
- Effect: Allow
Action:
- s3:GetObject
Resource: !Sub "${DataBucket.Arn}/*"
```
**Validate:** `aws iam simulate-principal-policy --policy-source-arn <role-arn> --action-names s3:GetObject --resource-arns <bucket-arn>`
### 4. Secure VPC Configuration
Implement network security with security groups and NACLs:
```yaml
Resources:
ApplicationSecurityGroup:
Type: AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup
Properties:
GroupDescription: Application security group
VpcId: !Ref VPC
SecurityGroupIngress:
- IpProtocol: tcp
FromPort: 443
ToPort: 443
SourceSecurityGroupId: !Ref LoadBalancerSecurityGroup
SecurityGroupEgress:
- IpProtocol: -1
CidrIp: 0.0.0.0/0
ApplicationNACL:
Type: AWS::EC2::NetworkAcl
Properties:
VpcId: !Ref VPC
NACLEntry:
Type: AWS::EC2::NetworkAclEntry
Properties:
NetworkAclId: !Ref ApplicationNACL
RuleNumber: 100
Protocol: "6"
RuleAction: allow
Egress: false
CidrBlock: 0.0.0.0/0
PortRange:
From: 443
To: 443
```
**Validate:** `aws ec2 describe-security-groups --group-ids <sg-id> --query 'SecurityGroups[0].IpPermissions'`
### 5. Request ACM Certificates
Manage TLS/SSL certificates for secure communication:
```yaml
Resources:
Certificate:
Type: AWS::ACM::Certificate
Properties:
DomainName: !Ref DomainName
SubjectAlternativeNames:
- !Sub "www.${DomainName}"
- !Sub "api.${DomainName}"
DomainValidationOptions:
- DomainName: !Ref DomainName
ValidationDomain: !Ref DomainName
Tags:
- Key: Environment
Value: !Ref Environment
# DNS validation record
DnsValidationRecord:
Type: AWS::Route53::RecordSet
Properties:
HostedZoneName: !Ref HostedZone
Name: !Sub "_${DomainName}."
Type: CNAME
TTL: 300
ResourceRecords:
- !Ref Certificate
```
**Validate:** `aws acm describe-certificate --certificate-arn <arn> --query 'Certificate.Status'`
### 6. Implement Secure Parameters
Use SecureString for sensitive parameter values:
```yaml
Resources:
DatabasePasswordParameter:
Type: AWS::SSM::Parameter
Properties:
Name: !Sub "/${AWS::StackName}/database/password"
Type: SecureString
Value: !Ref DatabasePassword
Description: Database master password
KmsKeyId: !Ref EncryptionKey
# Reference in other resources
DatabaseInstance:
Type: AWS::RDS::DBInstance
Properties:
MasterUsername: admin
MasterUserPassword: !Ref DatabasePasswordParameter
```
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