Shield protection must be active on critical resources
High
AWS
General
aws-shield-protection-shield-protection-active-cri
Applies to
AWS::Shield::Protection
What CGPulse checks
A resource passes this rule when resourceArn must be set true. Anything else is reported as a finding with the evaluated property value attached as evidence.
How to fix it
Enable AWS Shield on critical internet-facing resources (CloudFront, ALBs, Elastic IPs). In AWS Console: Shield > Protected resources > Add protection. See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/ddos-responding.html
Terraform
resource "aws_shield_protection" "{name}" {
resource_arn = "{id}"
}
Compliance frameworks
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