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AWS_IAM_12

Ensure no root account access key exists

Description

The root account is the most privileged user in an AWS account. AWS Access Keys provide programmatic access to a given AWS account. It is recommended that all access keys associated with the root account be removed.

Remediation

Perform the following to delete or disable active root access keys being :

Via AWS Console

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console as Root and open the IAM console at
    https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/.
  2. Click on &lt

Service

IAM

Severity

High

Compliance

Mapping

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