AWS Config essentials

In most cases, the resources in an AWS account are constantly changing in one form or another. Instances are being started and stopped, along with being created and destroyed. Security settings are changing as users turn ports on and off to allow the correct protocols for communication.

The AWS Config service allows you to gain a comprehensive view of what happens in your AWS account. It also lets you see how things change over time.

With the AWS Config service, the following capabilities are presented to you:

• You can assess the AWS resource configurations to see whether they conform to the desired settings for the account.
• The ability to save the current configuration settings as a snapshot for supported resources.
• You can retrieve the historical configuration for just one or even multiple supported resources.
• You can set up the ability to receive notifications when resources are created, deleted, or modified.
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