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Ensure EC2 Auto Scaling Groups Propagate Tags to EC2 Instances that it launches
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| name | cis-aws-compute-2.14 |
| description | Ensure EC2 Auto Scaling Groups Propagate Tags to EC2 Instances that it launches |
| category | cis-compute |
| version | 1.1.0 |
| author | cyberstrike-official |
| tags | ["cis","aws","compute","ec2","auto-scaling","tags","propagation","compliance"] |
| cis_id | 2.14 |
| cis_benchmark | CIS AWS Compute Services Benchmark v1.1.0 |
| tech_stack | ["aws"] |
| cwe_ids | [] |
| chains_with | ["cis-aws-compute-2.3","cis-aws-compute-2.4"] |
| prerequisites | [] |
| severity_boost | {} |
Tags can help with managing, identifying, organizing, searching for, and filtering resources. Additionally, tags can help with security and compliance. Tags can be propagated from an Auto Scaling group to the EC2 instances that it launches.
Without tags, EC2 instances created via Auto Scaling can be without tags and could be out of compliance with security policy.
No negative impact. Enabling tag propagation ensures all instances launched by Auto Scaling groups inherit the group's tags automatically.
aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups:aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups
PropagateAtLaunch is true under Tags for each Tag for the Auto Scaling Group.Tag new instances set to Yes.All tags in every Auto Scaling Group should have PropagateAtLaunch set to true. In the console, all tags should show Tag new instances set to Yes.
No specific CLI remediation command is provided for this control. Use the console method below.
Edit for each Auto Scaling Group.Tag new instances Box for the Auto Scaling Group.Update.By default, Auto Scaling group tags are not automatically propagated to launched instances unless is set to .
PropagateAtLaunchtrueNo specific references provided in the benchmark for this control.
| Controls Version | Control | IG 1 | IG 2 | IG 3 |
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| v7 | 5.2 Maintain Secure Images | x | x |
Level 1 | Automated