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AWS Amazon EC2 VPC

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

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aws_vpc (Terraform)

The VPC in Amazon EC2 can be configured in Terraform with the resource name aws_vpc. The following sections describe 4 examples of how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

main.tf#L1
resource "aws_vpc" "not_ok_vpc" {
  cidr_block = "10.0.0.0/16"
}

resource "aws_vpc" "not_ok_vpc_2" {
  cidr_block = "10.0.0.0/16"
vpc.tf#L1
resource "aws_vpc" "tappo-vpc" {
    cidr_block           = "192.168.0.0/24"
    enable_dns_hostnames = true
    enable_dns_support   = true
    instance_tenancy     = "default"
main.tf#L1
resource "aws_vpc" "symbol-mainnet_us-east-1" {
  provider = aws.us-east-1
  cidr_block       = var.vpc_cidr
  instance_tenancy = "default"
  enable_dns_support = true
  enable_dns_hostnames = true
main.tf#L14
resource "aws_vpc" "test1" {
  cidr_block = "10.0.0.0/16"

  tags = {
    Name = "foo"
    awsrm = "test-acc"

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Parameters

>> from Terraform Registry

Explanation in Terraform Registry

Provides a VPC resource.

>> 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::VPC (CloudFormation)

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

Example Usage from GitHub

multi-region.yml#L7
    Type: AWS::EC2::VPC
    Properties:
      CidrBlock: 10.100.0.0/16

  MyStackSet:
    Type: AWS::CloudFormation::StackSet
vpc_has_multi_attached_flowlog.yml#L4
    Type: AWS::EC2::VPC
    Properties:
      CidrBlock: 10.0.0.0/16

  FlowLog:
    Type: AWS::EC2::FlowLog
vpc_has_unattached_flowlog_multi.yml#L4
    Type: AWS::EC2::VPC
    Properties:
      CidrBlock: 10.0.0.0/16

  FlowLog:
    Type: AWS::EC2::FlowLog
1_Create_VPC_Subnets.yml#L36
    Type: AWS::EC2::VPC
    Properties:
      CidrBlock: 192.168.0.0/16
      EnableDnsSupport: true
      Tags:
        - Key: Name
example.yml#L15
    Type: AWS::EC2::VPC
    Properties:
      CidrBlock: 10.100.0.0/16
      EnableDnsSupport: true
      EnableDnsHostnames: true
      Tags:
test_cloudformer.json#L5
      "Type": "AWS::EC2::VPC",
      "Properties": {
      }
    },
    "vpcb545fcb": {
      "Type": "AWS::EC2::VPC",
cf-multi-vpc.json#L4
      "Type": "AWS::EC2::VPC",
      "Properties": {
        "EnableDnsSupport": "true",
        "EnableDnsHostnames": "true",
        "CidrBlock": "10.0.0.0/16",
        "Tags": [
config_payload.json#L22
          "resourceType": "AWS::EC2::VPC",
          "resourceId": "vpc-00daeeb328891ac24"
        },
        "orderingTimestamp": "2019-05-07T04:36:36.353Z"
      },
      "complianceType": "NON_COMPLIANT",
cfn-subnet-initial-stack.json#L15
           "Type" : "AWS::EC2::VPC",
           "Properties" : {
               "CidrBlock" : "10.0.0.0/16"
           }
        },
        "VPC2" : {
cfn-subnet-update-cidr-stack.json#L15
           "Type" : "AWS::EC2::VPC",
           "Properties" : {
               "CidrBlock" : "10.0.0.0/16"
           }
        },
        "VPC2" : {

Parameters

>> from AWS CloudFormation Documentation

Explanation in CloudFormation Registry

Specifies a VPC with the specified IPv4 CIDR block. The smallest VPC you can create uses a /28 netmask (16 IPv4 addresses), and the largest uses a /16 netmask (65,536 IPv4 addresses). For more information about how large to make your VPC, see Your VPC and Subnets in the Amazon Virtual Private Cloud User Guide.

>> from AWS CloudFormation Documentation

The Other Related AWS Amazon EC2 Resources

Frequently asked questions

What is AWS Amazon EC2 VPC?

AWS Amazon EC2 VPC 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 VPC?

For Terraform, the SnidermanIndustries/checkov-fork, tappoflw/tappo1 and symbol/symbol-infra source code examples are useful. See the Terraform Example section for further details.

For CloudFormation, the dgaydukov/cert-aws, stelligent/cfn_nag and stelligent/cfn_nag source code examples are useful. See the CloudFormation Example section for further details.

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