Finding the available frameworks in AWS Audit Manager

You can find all available frameworks on the Framework library page in the Audit Manager console.

You can also view all available frameworks using the Audit Manager API or the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).

Prerequisites

Make sure your IAM identity has appropriate permissions to view frameworks in AWS Audit Manager. Two suggested policies that grant these permissions are AWSAuditManagerAdministratorAccess and Allow users management access to AWS Audit Manager.

Procedure

Audit Manager console

To view available frameworks on the Audit Manager console

1. Open the AWS Audit Manager console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/auditmanager/home.

2. In the left navigation pane, choose Framework library.

3. Choose the Standard frameworks tab or the Custom frameworks tab to browse the available standard and custom frameworks.

AWS CLI

To view available frameworks in the AWS CLI

To view frameworks in Audit Manager, use the list-assessment-frameworks command and specify a --framework-type. Either, you can retrieve a list of standard frameworks. Or, you can retrieve a list of custom frameworks.

aws auditmanager list-assessment-frameworks --framework-type Standard

aws auditmanager list-assessment-frameworks --framework-type Custom

Audit Manager API

To view available frameworks using the API

Use the ListAssessmentFrameworks operation and specify a frameworkType. Either, you can return a list of standard frameworks. Or, you can return a list of custom frameworks.

For more information, choose either of the previous links to read more in the AWS Audit Manager API Reference. This includes information about how to use the ListAssessmentFrameworks operation and parameters in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs.

Next steps

When you're ready to explore the details of a framework, follow the steps in Reviewing a framework in AWS Audit Manager. This page will guide you through the framework details and explain the information that you see there.

From the framework library page, you can also create, edit, delete, or share a custom framework.

Additional resources

For solutions to framework issues in Audit Manager, see Troubleshooting framework issues.