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Auto Scaling group launch configurations should configure EC2 instances to require Instance Metadata Service Version 2 (IMDSv2)

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Description

Checks whether Auto Scaling group launch configurations are configured to require EC2 instances to use Instance Metadata Service Version 2 (IMDSv2).

Remediation

To remediate, update the launch configurations to require IMDSv2 for EC2 instances.

Steps

  1. Open the Amazon EC2 console.
  2. Navigate to 'Launch Configurations' under 'Auto Scaling'.
  3. Select the launch configuration.
  4. Modify the configuration to set 'HttpTokens' to 'required' for IMDSv2.
  5. Save the changes.

Compliance

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