AWS prescriptive-guidance documentation change
Summary
Editorial updates including expanded acronyms (IAM), corrected typos, improved punctuation, added documentation links, formatted CLI commands, and fixed capitalization consistency.
Security assessment
Changes are editorial improvements without introducing new security concepts or addressing vulnerabilities. The existing security recommendations (certificate rotation, least privilege) remain unchanged. No evidence of patching security flaws or incident response.
Diff
diff --git a/prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/iam-roles-anywhere-private-ca.md b/prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/iam-roles-anywhere-private-ca.md index 99466f34f..45ffa804e 100644 --- a//prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/iam-roles-anywhere-private-ca.md +++ b//prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/iam-roles-anywhere-private-ca.md @@ -15 +15 @@ SummaryPrerequisites and limitationsArchitectureToolsBest practicesEpicsTroubles -This pattern demonstrates how to implement AWS IAM Roles Anywhere with AWS Private Certificate Authority (AWS Private CA) to enable secure, certificate-based authentication for external workloads accessing AWS resources. The solution eliminates the need for long-term access keys by using X.509 certificates to obtain temporary AWS credentials. This is a cloud-native security pattern that includes complete automation through AWS CloudFormation templates and shell scripts, enabling organizations to quickly deploy secure hybrid authentication for on-premises applications, CI/CD pipelines, and external systems. +This pattern demonstrates how to implement AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Roles Anywhere with AWS Private Certificate Authority (AWS Private CA) to enable secure, certificate-based authentication for external workloads accessing AWS resources. The solution eliminates the need for long-term access keys by using X.509 certificates to obtain temporary AWS credentials. This is a cloud-native security pattern that includes complete automation through AWS CloudFormation templates and shell scripts, enabling organizations to quickly deploy secure hybrid authentication for on-premises applications, CI/CD pipelines, and external systems. @@ -55 +55 @@ The CloudFormation template automatically handles AWS resource creation. OpenSSL - * Rotate client certificates regularly. We recommend that you do this at least once a year. + * Rotate client certificates regularly. We recommend that you do this at least once a year @@ -57 +57 @@ The CloudFormation template automatically handles AWS resource creation. OpenSSL - * Regional limitation: Trust anchors and AWS Private CA must be in the same AWS region + * Regional limitation: Trust anchors and AWS Private CA must be in the same AWS Region @@ -74 +74 @@ The CloudFormation template automatically handles AWS resource creation. OpenSSL - * IAM Roles Anywheree, current version + * IAM Roles Anywhere current version @@ -149 +149 @@ This pattern includes complete automation through: -• CloudFormation - Automates creation of PCA, Trust Anchor, IAM Role, and Profile +• [CloudFormation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html) \- Automates creation of PCA, Trust Anchor, IAM Role, and Profile @@ -151 +151 @@ This pattern includes complete automation through: -• AWS CLI - Command-line interface for AWS service interaction +• [AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-welcome.html) \- Command-line interface for AWS service interaction @@ -155 +155 @@ This pattern includes complete automation through: -• AWS Signing Helper - Exchanges certificates for temporary AWS credentials +• [AWS Signing Helper](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/rolesanywhere/latest/userguide/credential-helper.html) \- Exchanges certificates for temporary AWS credentials @@ -165 +165 @@ This pattern includes complete automation through: - * Configure IAM policies based on least-privilege principle using the `--iam-policies parameter` + * Configure IAM policies based on least-privilege principle using the `--iam-policies` parameter. @@ -169 +169 @@ This pattern includes complete automation through: - * Use strong certificate validation in trust policies + * Use strong certificate validation in trust policies. @@ -171 +171 @@ This pattern includes complete automation through: - * Implement certificate revocation procedures + * Implement certificate revocation procedures. @@ -173 +173 @@ This pattern includes complete automation through: - * Monitor certificate expiration dates + * Monitor certificate expiration dates. @@ -184 +184 @@ Configure certificate authority setup| Initialize the AWS Private CA by installi -Validate &AWS; resource configuration| Perform comprehensive validation of all deployed AWS resources to ensure proper configuration and connectivity. Verify Trust Anchor is correctly linked to AWS Private CA, IAM role has appropriate permissions, profile is properly configured, and all resources are in active/ready state for certificate-based authentication workflows.| AWS systems administrator, Test engineer +Validate AWS resource configuration| Perform comprehensive validation of all deployed AWS resources to ensure proper configuration and connectivity. Verify Trust Anchor is correctly linked to AWS Private CA, IAM role has appropriate permissions, profile is properly configured, and all resources are in active/ready state for certificate-based authentication workflows.| AWS systems administrator, Test engineer @@ -203,2 +203,2 @@ Issue| Solution -**Certificate validation failures –** "Certificate validation failed" or "InvalidCertificate" errors when attempting authentication.| **Resolution steps:** • Verify the certificate validity dates using openssl x509 -in certificate.pem -dates -noout• Check that the Trust Anchor configuration points to correct private CA• Ensure that the private key corresponds to the certificate• Regenerate the certificate if it was issued by the wrong CA -**IAM permission denied errors –** "Access Denied" or "UnauthorizedOperation" when accessing AWS resources despite successful authentication| **Resolution Steps:** • Review and expand IAM role policies to include necessary permissions• Verify that the trust policy includes _rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com_ as a trusted entity• Check that the profile ARN configuration matches deployed resources• Implement a credential refresh mechanism for long running processes +**Certificate validation failures –** "Certificate validation failed" or "InvalidCertificate" errors when attempting authentication.| **Resolution:** • Verify the certificate validity dates using `openssl x509 -in certificate.pem -dates -noout`• Check that the Trust Anchor configuration points to correct private CA• Ensure that the private key corresponds to the certificate• Regenerate the certificate if it was issued by the wrong CA +**IAM permission denied errors –** "Access Denied" or "UnauthorizedOperation" when accessing AWS resources despite successful authentication| **Resolution:** • Review and expand IAM role policies to include necessary permissions• Verify that the trust policy includes _rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com_ as a trusted entity• Check that the profile ARN configuration matches deployed resources• Implement a credential refresh mechanism for long running processes @@ -221 +221 @@ This pattern is ideal for organizations with hybrid cloud architectures, CI/CD p -**Configurable IAM permissions –** The solution supports flexible IAM policy configuration through the `--iam-policies parameter`: +**Configurable IAM permissions –** The solution supports flexible IAM policy configuration through the `--iam-policies` parameter: