MEDIUM

Ensure EC2 instances do not have public IP addresses

EC2 instances should not have public IP addresses unless required. Use load balancers, NAT gateways, or bastion hosts for public-facing services.

Security Impact

Public IP addresses expose instances directly to the internet, increasing attack surface.

How to Remediate

Launch instances in private subnets. Use Application Load Balancers for web traffic and NAT gateways for outbound internet access.

Affected Resources

AWS::EC2::Instance

Compliance Frameworks

SOC 2PCI-DSSNIST 800-53

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Check Details

Check ID
aws-ec2-5
Service
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
Category
Network Security
Severity
MEDIUM

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