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: