HIGH

Ensure ACM certificates are not expiring soon

ACM certificates should be monitored for upcoming expiration.

Security Impact

Expired certificates cause service outages and browser security warnings.

How to Remediate

Enable automatic renewal for ACM-issued certificates. Manually renew or replace imported certificates.

Affected Resources

AWS::CertificateManager::Certificate

Compliance Frameworks

SOC 2PCI-DSS

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Check Details

Check ID
aws-acm-1
Service
AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)
Category
Certificate Management
Severity
HIGH

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