☁️ AWS Security
Master Amazon Web Services security testing - From IAM to EC2, secure your AWS infrastructure
Advanced LevelOverview
AWS Security is crucial for organizations leveraging Amazon's cloud infrastructure. This comprehensive module covers AWS-specific security vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and attack vectors. You'll learn to assess AWS environments, identify security gaps, and exploit common AWS security weaknesses used by modern threat actors.
Learning Objectives
- Master AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) security testing
- Develop expertise in EC2 instance security assessment
- Learn S3 bucket security testing and exploitation
- Understand AWS Lambda security assessment
- Master AWS network security and VPC testing
- Develop AWS cloud infrastructure attack methodologies
🔐 AWS Identity & Access Management
IAM Policy Analysis
Analyzing IAM policies for privilege escalation and misconfiguration exploitation.
- IAM policy evaluation and testing
- Cross-account role assumption attacks
- Service-linked role exploitation
- Identity federation security assessment
Privilege Escalation
Identifying and exploiting AWS privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
- IAM privilege escalation techniques
- Role assumption chaining
- Resource-based policy exploitation
- Cross-service privilege escalation
Access Key Management
Testing AWS access key security and credential management.
- Access key enumeration and testing
- Secret key exposure assessment
- Credential rotation security
- MFA bypass techniques
🖥️ EC2 Security Assessment
Instance Security Testing
Comprehensive EC2 instance security assessment and exploitation.
- EC2 metadata service exploitation
- Instance profile privilege escalation
- User data script exploitation
- EC2 instance enumeration
Security Group Analysis
Analyzing security groups for misconfigurations and exploitation opportunities.
- Security group rule analysis
- Port scanning and service discovery
- Security group bypass techniques
- Network ACL assessment
EBS Volume Security
Testing Elastic Block Store security and data exposure.
- EBS snapshot analysis
- Volume attachment exploitation
- Encrypted volume security
- Data persistence techniques
🪣 S3 Bucket Security
Bucket Enumeration
Discovering and enumerating S3 buckets for security assessment.
- S3 bucket enumeration techniques
- Bucket policy analysis
- Public bucket identification
- Bucket naming convention exploitation
Data Exposure Testing
Testing for sensitive data exposure in S3 buckets.
- Sensitive data discovery
- Bucket ACL bypass techniques
- Presigned URL exploitation
- Cross-account bucket access
Bucket Policy Exploitation
Exploiting misconfigured S3 bucket policies for unauthorized access.
- Policy condition exploitation
- Resource-based policy abuse
- Bucket versioning security
- Server-side encryption bypass
⚡ Serverless Security
Lambda Function Security
Testing AWS Lambda functions for security vulnerabilities.
- Lambda function enumeration
- Environment variable exploitation
- Lambda layer security testing
- Event source mapping exploitation
API Gateway Security
Assessing AWS API Gateway security configurations.
- API Gateway authentication testing
- Resource policy exploitation
- Throttling and rate limiting bypass
- CORS policy security assessment
Event-Driven Security
Testing event-driven architectures and serverless workflows.
- EventBridge security assessment
- SQS/SNS security testing
- Step Functions security analysis
- Serverless workflow exploitation
🌐 AWS Networking Security
VPC Security Testing
Assessing Virtual Private Cloud security configurations.
- VPC network enumeration
- Subnet security assessment
- Route table analysis
- Internet Gateway security
Load Balancer Security
Testing Application and Network Load Balancer security.
- ALB/NLB configuration analysis
- SSL/TLS certificate testing
- Load balancer enumeration
- Target group security assessment
CloudFront Security
Testing AWS CloudFront CDN security configurations.
- CloudFront distribution analysis
- Origin security testing
- WAF bypass techniques
- Cache poisoning attacks
🗄️ AWS Database Security
RDS Security Assessment
Testing Amazon Relational Database Service security.
- RDS instance enumeration
- Database credential testing
- RDS snapshot analysis
- Parameter group security
DynamoDB Security
Assessing Amazon DynamoDB security configurations.
- DynamoDB table enumeration
- Access control testing
- Global secondary index security
- DynamoDB stream exploitation
ElastiCache Security
Testing Amazon ElastiCache security implementations.
- Redis/Memcached security testing
- Cluster configuration analysis
- Encryption in transit/at rest
- Parameter group exploitation
🔒 AWS Secrets & Keys
Secrets Manager
Testing AWS Secrets Manager security and access controls.
- Secret enumeration techniques
- Secret rotation security
- Cross-region secret access
- Secret policy exploitation
KMS Security Testing
Assessing AWS Key Management Service security.
- KMS key enumeration
- Key policy analysis
- Cross-account key usage
- Key rotation security
Parameter Store Security
Testing AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store security.
- Parameter enumeration
- Secure string parameter access
- Parameter policy exploitation
- Hierarchical parameter access
🧪 Hands-on Lab: AWS Security Assessment
Objective: Perform a comprehensive security assessment of an AWS environment.
Duration: 8-10 hours
Skills Practiced: IAM testing, EC2 exploitation, S3 enumeration, Lambda security
Start Lab Exercise🛠️ Essential Tools
AWS Testing Tools
- Pacu: AWS exploitation framework
- CloudMapper: AWS environment visualization
- Scout Suite: Multi-cloud security auditing
- aws-vault: AWS credential management
Enumeration Tools
- aws-cli: AWS command line interface
- boto3: AWS SDK for Python
- CloudSplaining: IAM policy analysis
- CloudTrail: AWS API logging
Security Tools
- CloudSploit: AWS security scanning
- Prowler: AWS security assessment
- CloudMapper: AWS network mapping
- Falco: Runtime security monitoring
📋 Recommended Resources
- AWS Security Best Practices - Official AWS security documentation
- AWS Well-Architected Framework - Security pillar guidance
- Cloud Security Alliance - Cloud security standards
- AWS Security Blog - Latest security updates and best practices
- Pacu Documentation - AWS exploitation framework guide
🎯 Certification Alignment
AWS Security Certifications
This module covers essential AWS security certifications:
- ✅ AWS Certified Security - Specialty
- ✅ AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- ✅ AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- ✅ Cloud Security Alliance (CCSP)
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