Checklist Summary:

This document provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure configuration posture for Amazon Linux 2. To obtain the latest version of this guide, please visit http://benchmarks.cisecurity.org. If you have questions, comments, or have identified ways to improve this guide, please write us at feedback@cisecurity.org

Checklist Role:

• Server Operating System
• Operating System

Known Issues:

Not provided.

Target Audience:

This benchmark is intended for system and application administrators, security specialists, auditors, help desk, and platform deployment personnel who plan to develop, deploy, assess, or secure solutions that incorporate Amazon Linux 2

Target Operational Environment:

• Standalone
• Managed
• Specialized Security-Limited Functionality (SSLF)

Testing Information:

Not provided.

Regulatory Compliance:

Not provided.

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

The CIS community thanks the entire consensus team

Disclaimer:

Not provided.

Product Support:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Point of Contact:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Sponsor:

Center for Internet Security

Licensing:

http://benchmarks.cisecurity.org/downloads/terms-of-use/

Change History:

status updated to FINAL- 12/17/18
Updated URLs - 9/24/19
updated benchmark per CIS - 2/21/24

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NIST checklist record last modified on 02/21/2024