HIGH

Ensure server certificates are not expiring within 30 days

SSL/TLS certificates in IAM that are expiring soon should be replaced to prevent service disruptions.

Security Impact

Expired certificates cause HTTPS services to become unavailable or display security warnings.

How to Remediate

Upload new certificates to IAM and update services to use them before the current certificates expire.

Affected Resources

AWS::IAM::ServerCertificate

Compliance Frameworks

SOC 2PCI-DSS

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Check Details

Check ID
aws-iam-30
Service
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Category
Certificate Management
Severity
HIGH

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