aws_config_recorder

account_id

Type: STRING

name

Type: STRING
Provider name: name
Description: The name of the configuration recorder. Config automatically assigns the name of “default” when creating the configuration recorder. You cannot change the name of the configuration recorder after it has been created. To change the configuration recorder name, you must delete it and create a new configuration recorder with a new name.

recording_group

Type: STRUCT
Provider name: recordingGroup
Description: Specifies which resource types Config records for configuration changes. High Number of Config Evaluations You may notice increased activity in your account during your initial month recording with Config when compared to subsequent months. During the initial bootstrapping process, Config runs evaluations on all the resources in your account that you have selected for Config to record. If you are running ephemeral workloads, you may see increased activity from Config as it records configuration changes associated with creating and deleting these temporary resources. An ephemeral workload is a temporary use of computing resources that are loaded and run when needed. Examples include Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Spot Instances, Amazon EMR jobs, and Auto Scaling. If you want to avoid the increased activity from running ephemeral workloads, you can run these types of workloads in a separate account with Config turned off to avoid increased configuration recording and rule evaluations.

  • all_supported
    Type: BOOLEAN
    Provider name: allSupported
    Description: Specifies whether Config records configuration changes for all supported resource types, excluding the global IAM resource types. If you set this field to true, when Config adds support for a new resource type, Config starts recording resources of that type automatically. If you set this field to true, you cannot enumerate specific resource types to record in the resourceTypes field of RecordingGroup, or to exclude in the resourceTypes field of ExclusionByResourceTypes. Region availability Check Resource Coverage by Region Availability to see if a resource type is supported in the Amazon Web Services Region where you set up Config.
  • exclusion_by_resource_types
    Type: STRUCT
    Provider name: exclusionByResourceTypes
    Description: An object that specifies how Config excludes resource types from being recorded by the configuration recorder. Required fields To use this option, you must set the useOnly field of RecordingStrategy to EXCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES.
    • resource_types
      Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRING
      Provider name: resourceTypes
      Description: A comma-separated list of resource types to exclude from recording by the configuration recorder.
  • include_global_resource_types
    Type: BOOLEAN
    Provider name: includeGlobalResourceTypes
    Description: This option is a bundle which only applies to the global IAM resource types: IAM users, groups, roles, and customer managed policies. These global IAM resource types can only be recorded by Config in Regions where Config was available before February 2022. You cannot be record the global IAM resouce types in Regions supported by Config after February 2022. This list where you cannot record the global IAM resource types includes the following Regions:
    • Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
    • Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
    • Canada West (Calgary)
    • Europe (Spain)
    • Europe (Zurich)
    • Israel (Tel Aviv)
    • Middle East (UAE)
    Aurora global clusters are recorded in all enabled Regions The AWS::RDS::GlobalCluster resource type will be recorded in all supported Config Regions where the configuration recorder is enabled, even if includeGlobalResourceTypes is setfalse. The includeGlobalResourceTypes option is a bundle which only applies to IAM users, groups, roles, and customer managed policies. If you do not want to record AWS::RDS::GlobalCluster in all enabled Regions, use one of the following recording strategies:
    1. Record all current and future resource types with exclusions (EXCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES), or
    2. Record specific resource types (INCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES).
    For more information, see Selecting Which Resources are Recorded in the Config developer guide.     includeGlobalResourceTypes and the exclusion recording strategy The includeGlobalResourceTypes field has no impact on the EXCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES recording strategy. This means that the global IAM resource types (IAM users, groups, roles, and customer managed policies) will not be automatically added as exclusions for exclusionByResourceTypes when includeGlobalResourceTypes is set to false. The includeGlobalResourceTypes field should only be used to modify the AllSupported field, as the default for the AllSupported field is to record configuration changes for all supported resource types excluding the global IAM resource types. To include the global IAM resource types when AllSupported is set to true, make sure to set includeGlobalResourceTypes to true. To exclude the global IAM resource types for the EXCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES recording strategy, you need to manually add them to the resourceTypes field of exclusionByResourceTypes. Required and optional fields Before you set this field to true, set the allSupported field of RecordingGroup to true. Optionally, you can set the useOnly field of RecordingStrategy to ALL_SUPPORTED_RESOURCE_TYPES. Overriding fields If you set this field to false but list global IAM resource types in the resourceTypes field of RecordingGroup, Config will still record configuration changes for those specified resource types regardless of if you set the includeGlobalResourceTypes field to false. If you do not want to record configuration changes to the global IAM resource types (IAM users, groups, roles, and customer managed policies), make sure to not list them in the resourceTypes field in addition to setting the includeGlobalResourceTypes field to false.
  • recording_strategy
    Type: STRUCT
    Provider name: recordingStrategy
    Description: An object that specifies the recording strategy for the configuration recorder.
    • If you set the useOnly field of RecordingStrategy to ALL_SUPPORTED_RESOURCE_TYPES, Config records configuration changes for all supported resource types, excluding the global IAM resource types. You also must set the allSupported field of RecordingGroup to true. When Config adds support for a new resource type, Config automatically starts recording resources of that type.
    • If you set the useOnly field of RecordingStrategy to INCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES, Config records configuration changes for only the resource types you specify in the resourceTypes field of RecordingGroup.
    • If you set the useOnly field of RecordingStrategy to EXCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES, Config records configuration changes for all supported resource types except the resource types that you specify to exclude from being recorded in the resourceTypes field of ExclusionByResourceTypes.
    Required and optional fields The recordingStrategy field is optional when you set the allSupported field of RecordingGroup to true. The recordingStrategy field is optional when you list resource types in the resourceTypes field of RecordingGroup. The recordingStrategy field is required if you list resource types to exclude from recording in the resourceTypes field of ExclusionByResourceTypes. Overriding fields If you choose EXCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES for the recording strategy, the exclusionByResourceTypes field will override other properties in the request. For example, even if you set includeGlobalResourceTypes to false, global IAM resource types will still be automatically recorded in this option unless those resource types are specifically listed as exclusions in the resourceTypes field of exclusionByResourceTypes. Global resources types and the resource exclusion recording strategy By default, if you choose the EXCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES recording strategy, when Config adds support for a new resource type in the Region where you set up the configuration recorder, including global resource types, Config starts recording resources of that type automatically. Unless specifically listed as exclusions, AWS::RDS::GlobalCluster will be recorded automatically in all supported Config Regions were the configuration recorder is enabled. IAM users, groups, roles, and customer managed policies will be recorded in the Region where you set up the configuration recorder if that is a Region where Config was available before February 2022. You cannot be record the global IAM resouce types in Regions supported by Config after February 2022. This list where you cannot record the global IAM resource types includes the following Regions:
    • Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
    • Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
    • Canada West (Calgary)
    • Europe (Spain)
    • Europe (Zurich)
    • Israel (Tel Aviv)
    • Middle East (UAE)

    • use_only
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: useOnly
      Description: The recording strategy for the configuration recorder.
      • If you set this option to ALL_SUPPORTED_RESOURCE_TYPES, Config records configuration changes for all supported resource types, excluding the global IAM resource types. You also must set the allSupported field of RecordingGroup to true. When Config adds support for a new resource type, Config automatically starts recording resources of that type. For a list of supported resource types, see Supported Resource Types in the Config developer guide.
      • If you set this option to INCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES, Config records configuration changes for only the resource types that you specify in the resourceTypes field of RecordingGroup.
      • If you set this option to EXCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES, Config records configuration changes for all supported resource types, except the resource types that you specify to exclude from being recorded in the resourceTypes field of ExclusionByResourceTypes.
      Required and optional fields The recordingStrategy field is optional when you set the allSupported field of RecordingGroup to true. The recordingStrategy field is optional when you list resource types in the resourceTypes field of RecordingGroup. The recordingStrategy field is required if you list resource types to exclude from recording in the resourceTypes field of ExclusionByResourceTypes. Overriding fields If you choose EXCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES for the recording strategy, the exclusionByResourceTypes field will override other properties in the request. For example, even if you set includeGlobalResourceTypes to false, global IAM resource types will still be automatically recorded in this option unless those resource types are specifically listed as exclusions in the resourceTypes field of exclusionByResourceTypes. Global resource types and the exclusion recording strategy By default, if you choose the EXCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES recording strategy, when Config adds support for a new resource type in the Region where you set up the configuration recorder, including global resource types, Config starts recording resources of that type automatically. Unless specifically listed as exclusions, AWS::RDS::GlobalCluster will be recorded automatically in all supported Config Regions were the configuration recorder is enabled. IAM users, groups, roles, and customer managed policies will be recorded in the Region where you set up the configuration recorder if that is a Region where Config was available before February 2022. You cannot be record the global IAM resouce types in Regions supported by Config after February 2022. This list where you cannot record the global IAM resource types includes the following Regions:
      • Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
      • Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
      • Canada West (Calgary)
      • Europe (Spain)
      • Europe (Zurich)
      • Israel (Tel Aviv)
      • Middle East (UAE)

  • resource_types
    Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRING
    Provider name: resourceTypes
    Description: A comma-separated list that specifies which resource types Config records. For a list of valid resourceTypes values, see the Resource Type Value column in Supported Amazon Web Services resource Types in the Config developer guide. Required and optional fields Optionally, you can set the useOnly field of RecordingStrategy to INCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES. To record all configuration changes, set the allSupported field of RecordingGroup to true, and either omit this field or don’t specify any resource types in this field. If you set the allSupported field to false and specify values for resourceTypes, when Config adds support for a new type of resource, it will not record resources of that type unless you manually add that type to your recording group. Region availability Before specifying a resource type for Config to track, check Resource Coverage by Region Availability to see if the resource type is supported in the Amazon Web Services Region where you set up Config. If a resource type is supported by Config in at least one Region, you can enable the recording of that resource type in all Regions supported by Config, even if the specified resource type is not supported in the Amazon Web Services Region where you set up Config.

recording_mode

Type: STRUCT
Provider name: recordingMode
Description: Specifies the default recording frequency that Config uses to record configuration changes. Config supports Continuous recording and Daily recording.

  • Continuous recording allows you to record configuration changes continuously whenever a change occurs.
  • Daily recording allows you to receive a configuration item (CI) representing the most recent state of your resources over the last 24-hour period, only if it’s different from the previous CI recorded.
Firewall Manager depends on continuous recording to monitor your resources. If you are using Firewall Manager, it is recommended that you set the recording frequency to Continuous. You can also override the recording frequency for specific resource types.

  • recording_frequency
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: recordingFrequency
    Description: The default recording frequency that Config uses to record configuration changes. Daily recording is not supported for the following resource types:
    • AWS::Config::ResourceCompliance
    • AWS::Config::ConformancePackCompliance
    • AWS::Config::ConfigurationRecorder
    For the allSupported (ALL_SUPPORTED_RESOURCE_TYPES) recording strategy, these resource types will be set to Continuous recording.
  • recording_mode_overrides
    Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRUCT
    Provider name: recordingModeOverrides
    Description: An array of recordingModeOverride objects for you to specify your overrides for the recording mode. The recordingModeOverride object in the recordingModeOverrides array consists of three fields: a description, the new recordingFrequency, and an array of resourceTypes to override.
    • description
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: description
      Description: A description that you provide for the override.
    • recording_frequency
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: recordingFrequency
      Description: The recording frequency that will be applied to all the resource types specified in the override.
      • Continuous recording allows you to record configuration changes continuously whenever a change occurs.
      • Daily recording allows you to receive a configuration item (CI) representing the most recent state of your resources over the last 24-hour period, only if it’s different from the previous CI recorded.
      Firewall Manager depends on continuous recording to monitor your resources. If you are using Firewall Manager, it is recommended that you set the recording frequency to Continuous.
    • resource_types
      Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRING
      Provider name: resourceTypes
      Description: A comma-separated list that specifies which resource types Config includes in the override. Daily recording is not supported for the following resource types:
      • AWS::Config::ResourceCompliance
      • AWS::Config::ConformancePackCompliance
      • AWS::Config::ConfigurationRecorder

role_arn

Type: STRING
Provider name: roleARN
Description: Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role assumed by Config and used by the configuration recorder. While the API model does not require this field, the server will reject a request without a defined roleARN for the configuration recorder. Pre-existing Config role If you have used an Amazon Web Services service that uses Config, such as Security Hub or Control Tower, and an Config role has already been created, make sure that the IAM role that you use when setting up Config keeps the same minimum permissions as the already created Config role. You must do this so that the other Amazon Web Services service continues to run as expected. For example, if Control Tower has an IAM role that allows Config to read Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) objects, make sure that the same permissions are granted within the IAM role you use when setting up Config. Otherwise, it may interfere with how Control Tower operates. For more information about IAM roles for Config, see Identity and Access Management for Config in the Config Developer Guide.

tags

Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRING

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