Enforce MFA and deactivate risky AWS access keys automatically

Every day, checks AWS users for missing MFA, disables their access keys, and alerts your team on Slack.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each non-compliant user.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances with a priori Design-Time Knowledge (13)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceRuns once per itemResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Knowledge Base & RAGMessaging & NotificationsDevOps & IT OperationsSecurity & Compliance
Connects
AWS IAMSlack

The problem it solves

You need every AWS user to have multi-factor authentication turned on, but checking this manually across accounts is slow and easy to overlook. A single unprotected access key left active is a real security risk you can't afford to miss.

Who it fits

Security, DevOps, or IT teams responsible for AWS account compliance.

How it works

  1. Every day, the automation checks the list of AWS users
  2. It finds anyone without multi-factor authentication set up
  3. It sends a Slack alert naming the non-compliant users
  4. It deactivates any active access keys belonging to those users
What you get

Account takeovers avoided

You get AWS users without multi-factor authentication flagged and their access keys disabled automatically, with your team alerted in Slack.

What you get

A daily Slack alert of non-compliant AWS users and their deactivated access keys.

What you need

An AWS account with IAM access and a Slack workspace for alerts.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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