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Securing an Application with Multiple AWS Services

This hands-on lab requires you to work with all of the following services: Amazon Inspector, web application firewall, and AWS Secrets Manager.

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Level

Intermediate

Duration

2h 0m

Published

Dec 29, 2022

Challenge

Deploy Application Using CloudFormation Template
- From the CloudFormation console, select Create Stack.
- Upload the provided template.
- Click the icon to create stack.
- Enter parameters.
- Click Next.
- Click Next.
- Click Submit (to create stack).
Challenge

Create Web ACL
- From the WAF console, click Create web ACL.
- Enter a name for the web ACL.
- Click Next.
- Select Add Rules, then select Add AWS Managed Rules.
- Click the radio buttons for Core rule set, SQL database, and Known bad input.
- Click Add rules.
- Click Next until you can click Create Web ACL.
Challenge

Create Instance Profile
- From the IAM console, select Roles, then Create role.
- Select EC2, then click Next.
- Attach policy: AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore.
- Click Next, name the role, then click Create role.
Challenge

Create Secrets in Secrets Manager
- In the Secrets Manager console, click Store a new secret.
- Enter username and password for the secret.
- Select the database, then click Next.
- Give the secret a name, then click Next.
- Click Next, then click Store.
Challenge

Enable Inspector and Security Hub
- Form the Inspector console, click Get Started.
- Click Enable Inspector.
- From Security Hub console, select Enable AWS Config.
- Select Enable Security Hub.

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A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

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