How to Find Unused AWS IAM Credentials
To increase the security of your AWS account, remove IAM user credentials (that is, passwords and access keys) that are not needed. For example, when users leave your organization or no longer need AWS access.
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This security check is part of the CIS Amazon Web Services Benchmarks and is rated severity medium.
Prerequisites
This guide assumes that you have already installed and configured Fix Inventory to collect your AWS resources.
Directions
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Execute the following
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command in Fix Inventory Shell:> search is(aws_iam_user) and password_last_used<-45d