Autoscaling launch config hop limit remediation

Using Console

Using CLI

To remediate the misconfiguration of Autoscaling Hop Limit not being checked for AWS EC2 using AWS CLI, follow these steps:

Open your terminal or command prompt.
Run the following AWS CLI command to describe the Auto Scaling groups in your AWS account:

aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups

Identify the Auto Scaling group that you want to update with the Autoscaling Hop Limit.
Run the following AWS CLI command to update the Auto Scaling group with the Autoscaling Hop Limit:

aws autoscaling update-auto-scaling-group --auto-scaling-group-name <your-auto-scaling-group-name> --health-check-type ELB --health-check-grace-period 300

Replace <your-auto-scaling-group-name> with the actual name of your Auto Scaling group.

Verify that the Autoscaling Hop Limit has been successfully updated by running the following AWS CLI command:

aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups --auto-scaling-group-names <your-auto-scaling-group-name> --query "AutoScalingGroups[].HealthCheckType"

Replace <your-auto-scaling-group-name> with the actual name of your Auto Scaling group.

Ensure that the output of the above command shows “ELB” as the HealthCheckType, which indicates that the Autoscaling Hop Limit has been successfully updated.

By following these steps, you can remediate the misconfiguration of Autoscaling Hop Limit not being checked for AWS EC2 using AWS CLI.

Using Python

To remediate the “Autoscaling Hop Limit Should Be Checked” misconfiguration for AWS EC2 using Python, you can use the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) to update the Auto Scaling Group settings. Here are the step-by-step instructions:

Install Boto3:

pip install boto3

Use the following Python script to update the Auto Scaling Group settings to check the “Autoscaling Hop Limit”:

import boto3

# Initialize the Boto3 client for Auto Scaling
client = boto3.client('autoscaling')

# Specify the name of the Auto Scaling Group you want to update
auto_scaling_group_name = 'YOUR_AUTO_SCALING_GROUP_NAME'

# Update the Auto Scaling Group to check the "Autoscaling Hop Limit"
response = client.update_auto_scaling_group(
    AutoScalingGroupName=auto_scaling_group_name,
    NewInstancesProtectedFromScaleIn=True
)

print(f"Auto Scaling Group {auto_scaling_group_name} updated successfully to check Autoscaling Hop Limit.")

Replace 'YOUR_AUTO_SCALING_GROUP_NAME' with the name of your Auto Scaling Group.
Run the Python script to update the Auto Scaling Group settings. This will enable the “Autoscaling Hop Limit” check for the specified Auto Scaling Group.

By following these steps, you can remediate the “Autoscaling Hop Limit Should Be Checked” misconfiguration for AWS EC2 using Python and Boto3.

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