MCY 612 Cloud Security Assignment 1
In lab 1, we implemented some best practices. In this assignment, you will implement one of the following 3 security best practices in IAM. You need to implement the assignment with AWS CLI.
- Creating a role to delegate permissions to an IAM user https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create_for-user.html
- Configure a strong password policy for your users
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_passwords_account-policy.html
- Enable MFA
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_mfa.html
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_mfa_enable_cliapi.html
Report
For this assignment, you need to turn in a report in a word document to Canvas. The report must include all of the sections listed below.
- Title Page (5 points) containing the title of the assignment, your name, the name of the class, your instructor’s name, and the date the assignment was submitted.
- Introduction (10 points) A single paragraph that describes the objectives or purpose of the assignment.
- Materials (5 points) List all materials used in the assignment, including AWS CLI, VM, your AWS Access Key ID, your AWS Secret Access Key (Note: you only need to show the last five characters of your AWS Access Key ID and the last five characters of your AWS Secret Access Key. For example, the AWS Access Key ID is *********AMPLE.), and other AWS resources.
- Methods (45 points) Describe the steps completed during your investigation. Be sufficiently detailed so that anyone could read this section and duplicate your efforts. You need to provide all your CLI commands and outputs of the commands.
- Testing (20 points) Show your CLI implementation in the method section is correct and meets the requirement. Describe the testing steps. Be sufficiently detailed so that anyone could understand your testing.
- Conclusion (10 points) A short summary of the assignment, including its purpose and the meaning of your results.
- References (5 points) List any references that you used during the course of your assignment.