AWS Config Configuration Setup

Overview

Set up AWS Config to continuously record and evaluate configurations of your AWS resources. This plan guides you through region selection, S3 bucket setup, and enabling AWS Config with best practices, ensuring compliance and audit readiness. The process is divided into four phases: assessment, summary, configuration, and validation.

Execution Details

Assessment Phase

• Select AWS Regions: Choose AWS regions for enabling AWS Config.
• List Existing S3 Buckets: Review available S3 buckets or prepare to create a new one.
• Check AWS Config Recorder Status: Identify if AWS Config is already enabled and if the configuration recorder is active.
• Check Global Resource Tracking: Verify whether global resource tracking (IAM, Route 53) is configured.

Summary Phase

• Confirm Region and S3 Bucket: Review selected AWS region and S3 bucket for delivery.
• Confirm Resource Tracking Options: Confirm inclusion of global and specific resource types.

Configuration Phase

• Create S3 Bucket (if needed): Create a new S3 bucket with proper policies.
• Create IAM Role for AWS Config: Set up the required IAM role with necessary permissions.
• Enable AWS Config Recorder: Start recording resource configuration changes.
• Create Delivery Channel: Set up the S3 delivery channel for configuration history and snapshots.

Validation Phase

• Validate Recorder and Channel: Ensure AWS Config recorder and delivery channel are active.
• Verify Log Delivery: Confirm that logs are being delivered to the configured S3 bucket.
• Test Resource Tracking: Check that AWS Config is tracking changes for selected resource types as expected.