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AWS AMI data source should specify owners
AWS-0344
Service: amiSeverity: low
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AWS AMI data source should specify owners to avoid using unverified AMIs. The owners field helps ensure you're using AMIs from known and trusted sources.
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Specify the owners field in the AWS AMI data source configuration
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# METADATA
# title: AWS AMI data source should specify owners
# description: |
# AWS AMI data source should specify owners to avoid using unverified AMIs.
# The owners field helps ensure you're using AMIs from known and trusted sources.
# scope: package
# schemas:
# - input: schema["cloud"]
# related_resources:
# - https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/ami
# custom:
# id: AWS-0344
# long_id: aws-ami-ensure-ami-has-owners
# aliases:
# - AVD-AWS-0344
# - ensure-ami-has-owners
# - aws-ami-ensure-ami-has-owners
# provider: aws
# service: ami
# severity: LOW
# minimum_trivy_version: 0.61.0
# recommended_action: Specify the owners field in the AWS AMI data source configuration
# input:
# selector:
# - type: cloud
# subtypes:
# - service: ec2
# provider: aws
# examples: checks/cloud/aws/ec2/specify_ami_owners.yaml
package builtin.aws.ec2.aws0344
import rego.v1
deny contains res if {
some ami in input.aws.ec2.requestedamis
owners_not_specified(ami)
res := result.new("AWS AMI data source should specify owners to ensure AMIs come from trusted sources", ami)
}
owners_not_specified(ami) if not ami.owners
owners_not_specified(ami) if count(ami.owners) == 0