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chown and chown sensitive files on AMIs

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#39 opened on Apr 19, 2018

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D-EasyP-Mediumenhancementgood first issue

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Description

  • Vault TLS Private Key
  • Nomad's Vault configuration file containing the token

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Research direction
Investigate how to ensure sensitive files on AMIs have correct ownership and permissions. Look into Packer provisioners or shell scripts that run during AMI build to set proper chown/chmod. Also consider using cloud init or user data to enforce permissions at instance launch.
Tech stack
terraform
Domain
securityinfrastructure
Issue type
Security
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
AWSTerraform
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60