Security Config Rules Dashboard

The Security Config Rules Dashboard provides an in-depth look at resource and AWS Config rule compliance of AMS accounts. You can filter the report by rule severity to prioritize the most critical findings. The following table lists the data provided by this report.

Field name	Dataset field name	Definition
AWS account ID	AWS account ID	The account ID tied to related resources.
report datetime	Report Date	The date and time the report was generated.
customer_name	Customer Name	The customer name.
account_name	Account Name	The name associated with the account ID
resource_id	Resource ID	An identifier for a resource.
resource_region	Resource Region	The AWS Region where the resource is located.
resource_type	Resource Type	The AWS service or resource type.
resource_name	Resource Name	The name for the resource.
resource_ams_flag	Resource AMS Flag	If the resource is AMS owned, then this flag is set to TRUE. If the resource is customer-owned, then this flag is set to FALSE. If ownership is not known, then this flag is set to UNKNOWN.
config_rule	Config Rule	The non-customizable name for the config rule.
config_rule_description	Config Rule Description	A description of the config rule.
source_identifier	Source Identifier	A unique identifier for the managed config rule and no identifier for a custom config rule.
compliance_flag	Compliance Flag	Shows if the resources are compliant or non-compliant with the config rules.
rule_type	Rule Type	Indicates if the rule is predefined or custom built.
exception_flag	Exception Flag	The resource exception flag shows the risk acceptance against a noncompliant resource. If the resource exception flag is TRUE for a resource, then the resource is exempted. If the exception flag is NULL, then the resource is not exempted.
cal_dt	Date	The evaluation date of the rule.
remediation_description	Remediation Description	A description of how to remediate rule compliance.
severity	Severity	Config rule severity indicates the impact of non-compliance.
customer_action	Customer Action	Action needed by you to remediate thus rule.
recommendation	Recommendation	A description of what the config rule checks for.
remediation_category	Remediation Category	The default actions that AMS takes when this rule becomes non-compliant.