AWS Administration - The Definitive Guide - Second Edition

Concepts and terminologies

The following are some of the key concepts and terminologies that you ought to keep in mind when working with AWS Config:

• Config rules: Config rules form the heart of operations at AWS Config. These are essentially rules that represent the desired configuration settings for a particular AWS resource. While the service monitors your resources for any changes, these changes get mapped to one or more set of config rules, that in turn flag the resource against any non-compliances. AWS Config provides you with some rules out of the box that you can use as-is or even customize as per your requirements. Alternatively, you can also create custom rules completely from scratch.
• Configuration items: Configuration items are ...