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AWS Amazon EC2 Peering Connection

This page shows how to write Terraform and CloudFormation for Amazon EC2 Peering Connection and write them securely.

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aws_vpc_peering_connection (Terraform)

The Peering Connection in Amazon EC2 can be configured in Terraform with the resource name aws_vpc_peering_connection. The following sections describe 2 examples of how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

main.tf#L3056
resource "aws_vpc_peering_connection" "us-east-1-us-east-2" {
provider = aws.us-east-1
vpc_id = aws_vpc.us-east-1.id
peer_vpc_id = aws_vpc.us-east-2.id
peer_region = "us-east-2"
}
vpc_peering.tf#L1
resource "aws_vpc_peering_connection" "cyhy_bod_peering_connection" {
  vpc_id      = aws_vpc.bod_vpc.id
  peer_vpc_id = aws_vpc.cyhy_vpc.id
  auto_accept = true

  tags = merge(

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Parameters

>> from Terraform Registry

Explanation in Terraform Registry

Provides a resource to manage a VPC peering connection.

NOTE on VPC Peering Connections and VPC Peering Connection Options: Terraform provides both a standalone VPC Peering Connection Options and a VPC Peering Connection resource with accepter and requester attributes. Do not manage options for the same VPC peering connection in both a VPC Peering Connection resource and a VPC Peering Connection Options resource. Doing so will cause a conflict of options and will overwrite the options. Using a VPC Peering Connection Options resource decouples management of the connection options from management of the VPC Peering Connection and allows options to be set correctly in cross-account scenarios. -> Note: For cross-account (requester's AWS account differs from the accepter's AWS account) or inter-region VPC Peering Connections use the aws_vpc_peering_connection resource to manage the requester's side of the connection and use the aws_vpc_peering_connection_accepter resource to manage the accepter's side of the connection.

>> from Terraform Registry

Tips: Best Practices for The Other AWS Amazon EC2 Resources

In addition to the aws_default_vpc, AWS Amazon EC2 has the other resources that should be configured for security reasons. Please check some examples of those resources and precautions.

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aws_default_vpc

Ensure to avoid using default VPC

It is better to define the own VPC and use it.

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aws_network_acl_rule

Ensure your network ACL rule blocks unwanted inbound traffic

It is better to block unwanted inbound traffic.

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aws_ebs_volume

Ensure to use a customer-managed key for EBS volume encryption

It is better to use a customer-managed key for EBS volume encryption. It can be gain more control over the encryption by using customer-managed keys (CMK).

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aws_instance

Ensure to avoid storing AWS access keys in user data

It is better to avoid storing AWS access keys in user data. `aws_iam_instance_profile` could be used instead.

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aws_security_group

Ensure your security group blocks unwanted inbound traffic

It is better to block unwanted inbound traffic.

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AWS::EC2::VPCPeeringConnection (CloudFormation)

The VPCPeeringConnection in EC2 can be configured in CloudFormation with the resource name AWS::EC2::VPCPeeringConnection. The following sections describe 10 examples of how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

PEERING-RULES.yml#L9
    Type: AWS::EC2::VPCPeeringConnection
    Condition: IfUSWestRegion
    Properties:
      VpcId:
        Fn::ImportValue: VPCUsaId
      PeerRegion: eu-central-1
Francoise-requester-peering-template.yml#L30
    Type: 'AWS::EC2::VPCPeeringConnection'
    Properties:
      VpcId: vpc-04834cc55f1fb268b     # requester vpc id
      PeerVpcId: vpc-0c967871   # accepter vpc id
      PeerOwnerId: "512121751697"    # accepter aws account id
      PeerRoleArn: arn:aws:iam::512121751697:role/Fox2021Peering-peerRole-15CR6ELC3MEPR
vpc-peering.yml#L28
    Type: 'AWS::EC2::VPCPeeringConnection'
    Properties:
      VpcId: vpc-057b9695bf3df001b      # requester vpc id
      PeerVpcId: vpc-0c967871  # accepter vpc id
      PeerOwnerId: "512121751697"    # accepter aws account id
      PeerRoleArn: arn:aws:iam::512121751697:role/puma-oct-peering-peerRole-1PAN43J4VU4U0
three-vpcs.template.yml#L152
  #   Type: AWS::EC2::VPCPeeringConnection
  #   Properties:
  #     VpcId:  !GetAtt VPCAlpha.Outputs.VPC
  #     PeerVpcId: !GetAtt VPCBeta.Outputs.VPC
  #     Tags:
  #     - Key: Name
vpc.yml#L15
    Type: AWS::EC2::VPCPeeringConnection
    Properties:
      PeerOwnerId: ${env:AWS_COGNITO_ACCOUNT_ID}
      PeerRoleArn: arn:aws:iam::${env:AWS_COGNITO_ACCOUNT_ID}:role/calcutta-${self:custom.stage}-peer-role
      PeerVpcId: ${env:AWS_COGNITO_VPC_ID}
      VpcId:
resources1.json#L9
    "Type": "AWS::EC2::VPCPeeringConnection",
     "Properties" : {
        "PeerVpcId" : {
          "Ref": "PeerVpcId"
        },
        "VpcId": ""
peersonly.json#L7
        "Type" : "AWS::EC2::VPCPeeringConnection",
        "Properties" : {
            "PeerVpcId" : { "Ref" : "ProductionVPC" },
            "VpcId" : { "Ref" : "DevelopmentVPC" },
            "Tags" : [
                {
cdk-blog-vpc-peer1.template.json#L4
      "Type": "AWS::EC2::VPCPeeringConnection",
      "Properties": {
        "PeerVpcId": {
          "Fn::ImportValue": "cdk-blog-vpc-staging:ExportsOutputRefvpcstagingF0BF23A463A94C5D"
        },
        "VpcId": {
cdk-blog-vpc-peer2.template.json#L4
      "Type": "AWS::EC2::VPCPeeringConnection",
      "Properties": {
        "PeerVpcId": {
          "Fn::ImportValue": "cdk-blog-vpc-staging:ExportsOutputRefvpcstagingF0BF23A463A94C5D"
        },
        "VpcId": {
Core-VPCPeeringConnections.json#L104
      "Type" : "AWS::EC2::VPCPeeringConnection",
      "Properties" : {
        "VpcId" : { "Fn::ImportValue" : { "Fn::Sub" : "${CoreVPCStackName}-VPC" }},
        "PeerVpcId" : { "Fn::ImportValue" : { "Fn::Sub" : "${BuildVPCStackName}-VPC" }},
        "Tags" : [
          { "Key" : "Name", "Value" : { "Fn::Sub" : "Core-BuildVPCPeeringConnection" }}

Parameters

>> from AWS CloudFormation Documentation

Explanation in CloudFormation Registry

Requests a VPC peering connection between two VPCs: a requester VPC that you own and an accepter VPC with which to create the connection. The accepter VPC can belong to another AWS account and can be in a different Region to the requester VPC.

The requester VPC and accepter VPC cannot have overlapping CIDR blocks. If you create a VPC peering connection request between VPCs with overlapping CIDR blocks, the VPC peering connection has a status of failed.

For more information, see Walkthough: Peer with a VPC in another AWS account.

>> from AWS CloudFormation Documentation

The Other Related AWS Amazon EC2 Resources

Frequently asked questions

What is AWS Amazon EC2 Peering Connection?

AWS Amazon EC2 Peering Connection is a resource for Amazon EC2 of Amazon Web Service. Settings can be wrote in Terraform and CloudFormation.

Where can I find the example code for the AWS Amazon EC2 Peering Connection?

For Terraform, the huanwlisa/terraform and cisagov/cyhy_amis source code examples are useful. See the Terraform Example section for further details.

For CloudFormation, the elnurm/aws_cloudformation_templates, fmezegne/project-2-cloudformation and NelieTchat/Three_Tiers-Applications source code examples are useful. See the CloudFormation Example section for further details.

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