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Amazon_VPC_13

Ensure there are no Unused VPC Internet Gateway

Description

Identify and remove any unused VPC Internet Gateways (IGWs) and VPC Egress-Only Internet Gateways (EIGWs) in order to avoid approaching the service limit (by default, you are limited to 5 IGWs and 5 EIGWs per AWS region). An Internet Gateway/Egress-Only Internet Gateway is evaluated as unused when is not attached anymore to an AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).

Remediation

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console.
  2. Navigate to AWS VPC dashboard at https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/.
  3. To delete an unused VPC gateway resource based on its type, perform the following:&nbsp

Service

VPC

Severity

Low

Compliance

Mapping

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