ec2-token-hop-limit-check

Checks if an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance metadata has a specified token hop limit that is below the desired limit. The rule is NON_COMPLIANT for an instance if it has a hop limit value above the intended limit.

Identifier: EC2_TOKEN_HOP_LIMIT_CHECK

Resource Types: AWS::EC2::Instance

Trigger type: Configuration changes

AWS Region: All supported AWS regions except China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Israel (Tel Aviv), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia), Europe (Zurich) Region

Parameters:

tokenHopLimit (Optional)

Type: int

The desired token hop limit. Valid values are between 1 and 64, both inclusive. Default value is 1 if parameter is not specified.

AWS CloudFormation template

To create AWS Config managed rules with AWS CloudFormation templates, see Creating AWS Config Managed Rules With AWS CloudFormation Templates.