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iam-user-group-membership-check

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iam-user-group-membership-check - AWS Config

Checks whether IAM users are members of at least one IAM group.

Identifier: IAM_USER_GROUP_MEMBERSHIP_CHECK

Resource Types: AWS::IAM::User

Trigger type: Configuration changes

AWS Region: All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (Thailand), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Mexico (Central), Israel (Tel Aviv), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), Europe (Zurich) Region

Parameters:

groupNames (Optional)
Type: String

Comma-separated list of IAM groups in which IAM users must be members.

Note

This rule does not support group names with commas.

AWS CloudFormation template

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

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