Pulumi AWS Config Integration Policy
Manage AWS Config as code to enforce resource compliance.
Overview
This is not a direct CrossGuard tool but a way to implement detective controls. By managing AWS Config with Pulumi, teams can codify their compliance rules and deploy them as part of their infrastructure. This ensures that the cloud environment is continuously monitored for configuration drift and non-compliance. While CrossGuard provides preventative controls, AWS Config provides detective controls, and using both together creates a robust governance framework. A CrossGuard policy can be used to ensure AWS Config is always deployed.
✨ Key Features
- Deploy AWS Config recorders and delivery channels as code
- Manage AWS-managed and custom Config Rules
- Automate the deployment of remediation actions
- Define conformance packs for compliance standards
- Ensure continuous compliance monitoring
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Codifies detective controls alongside infrastructure definitions
- Enables a two-pronged governance strategy: preventative (CrossGuard) and detective (AWS Config)
- Uses general-purpose languages for configuration
Unique Value: Automate the deployment of your continuous compliance and monitoring framework (AWS Config) using the same IaC tool as your infrastructure.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Deploying a conformance pack for PCI DSS using Pulumi to continuously monitor an AWS account for compliance.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Preventing misconfigurations before they are deployed (use CrossGuard for that)
🏆 Alternatives
Managing AWS Config via the console is manual and prone to drift. By using Pulumi, the configuration of your detective controls is versioned, auditable, and consistently applied across all environments.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
💰 Pricing
Free tier: The Pulumi AWS provider is free. AWS charges for AWS Config based on the number of configuration items and rule evaluations.
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