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Configuration File

Several Prowler's checks have user configurable variables that can be modified in a common configuration file. This file can be found in the following path: 

prowler/config/config.yaml

Configurable Checks

The following list includes all the checks with configurable variables that can be changed in the mentioned configuration yaml file:

  1. aws.ec2_elastic_ip_shodan
    • shodan_api_key (String)
  2. aws.ec2_securitygroup_with_many_ingress_egress_rules
    • max_security_group_rules (Integer)
  3. aws.ec2_instance_older_than_specific_days
    • max_ec2_instance_age_in_days (Integer)
  4. aws.vpc_endpoint_connections_trust_boundaries
    • trusted_account_ids (List of Strings)
  5. aws.vpc_endpoint_services_allowed_principals_trust_boundaries
    • trusted_account_ids (List of Strings)
  6. aws.cloudwatch_log_group_retention_policy_specific_days_enabled
    • log_group_retention_days (Integer)
  7. aws.appstream_fleet_session_idle_disconnect_timeout
    • max_idle_disconnect_timeout_in_seconds (Integer)
  8. aws.appstream_fleet_session_disconnect_timeout
    • max_disconnect_timeout_in_seconds (Integer)
  9. aws.appstream_fleet_maximum_session_duration
    • max_session_duration_seconds (Integer)
  10. aws.awslambda_function_using_supported_runtimes
    • obsolete_lambda_runtimes (List of Strings)

Config Yaml File

# AWS EC2 Configuration
# aws.ec2_elastic_ip_shodan
shodan_api_key: null
# aws.ec2_securitygroup_with_many_ingress_egress_rules --> by default is 50 rules
max_security_group_rules: 50
# aws.ec2_instance_older_than_specific_days --> by default is 6 months (180 days)
max_ec2_instance_age_in_days: 180

# AWS VPC Configuration (vpc_endpoint_connections_trust_boundaries, vpc_endpoint_services_allowed_principals_trust_boundaries)
# Single account environment: No action required. The AWS account number will be automatically added by the checks.
# Multi account environment: Any additional trusted account number should be added as a space separated list, e.g.
# trusted_account_ids : ["123456789012", "098765432109", "678901234567"]
trusted_account_ids: []

# AWS Cloudwatch Configuration
# aws.cloudwatch_log_group_retention_policy_specific_days_enabled --> by default is 365 days
log_group_retention_days: 365

# AWS AppStream Session Configuration
# aws.appstream_fleet_session_idle_disconnect_timeout
max_idle_disconnect_timeout_in_seconds: 600 # 10 Minutes
# aws.appstream_fleet_session_disconnect_timeout
max_disconnect_timeout_in_seconds: 300 # 5 Minutes
# aws.appstream_fleet_maximum_session_duration
max_session_duration_seconds: 36000 # 10 Hours

# AWS Lambda Configuration
# aws.awslambda_function_using_supported_runtimes
obsolete_lambda_runtimes:
[
    "python3.6",
    "python2.7",
    "nodejs4.3",
    "nodejs4.3-edge",
    "nodejs6.10",
    "nodejs",
    "nodejs8.10",
    "nodejs10.x",
    "dotnetcore1.0",
    "dotnetcore2.0",
    "dotnetcore2.1",
    "ruby2.5",
]