Amazon Web Services (AWS) Integration

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a collection of remote computing services (also called web services) that make up a cloud computing platform offered by Amazon.com. These services operate from 12 geographical regions across the world. They provide various services such as storage, networking, database, and application services that can be used individually or together to build and deploy multiple applications and services.

AWS Integration in the Plerion Platform offers multiple capabilities.

  • CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management)
  • CIEM (Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management)
  • CWPP (Cloud Workload Protection Platform)
  • KSPM (Kubernetes Security Posture Management) Coming Soon

Steps for AWS (CSPM/CIEM) Integration

  1. On the Plerion Dashboard, click on Tenant Settings and then on Integrations

Tenant Settings

  1. Click on Inbound Tab and Click on the + button

Inbound

  1. By default, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) capabilities are selected. Click Next.

Select Capabilities

Create Stack

  1. Ensure that you have already signed in to your target AWS Account Management Console. Then, choose either the Automated (recommended) or Manual mode to create an IAM role that grants Plerion access to your AWS Account.

AWS Account Management Console

Automated mode

  • Click Launch Stack
  • It will open up a Cloudformation 'Quick Create Stack' page

Cloudformation Stack

  • Keep the default parameters on the page.

Cloudformation Stack

  • Acknowledge to the terms and Click Create Stack

  • In the Plerion Platform, you will see a loader screen with integration creation running in the background. Once the Stack is created, it will automatically trigger an event that will create your integration in the Plerion Platform.

Cloudformation Stack

  • The AWS Integration has now been successfully added. Scan will automatically be triggered to scan the AWS Account added. This can be viewed by accessing the Tenant Settings - Integrations - Scans section. Scan will be completed in less than 10 mins for small accounts. Once completed, the user will be able to view the Compliance, Well-Architected and Findings Dashboard for the tenant

New Integration

Manual mode

  • Create a role that grants Plerion access to your AWS account. IAM Role

Role arn

  • Provide the Name and Plerion Access Role Arn and Click Next.
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