AWS Config launches 75 new managed rules

Published
March 18, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/02/aws-config-launches-new-rules/

AWS Config Launches New Managed Rules

AWS Config has introduced 75 new managed Config rules for security, durability, and operations. These rules can now be searched, discovered, enabled, and managed directly from AWS Config, allowing for better governance of your AWS environment.

You can enable these controls across your account or organization, assessing your security posture across services like AWS Amplify, Amazon SageMaker, and Amazon Route 53. Conformance Packs can be used to group these new controls and deploy them across accounts or organizations, simplifying multi-account governance.

New Rules Launched:

  • ACM_CERTIFICATE_TRANSPARENT_LOGGING_ENABLED
  • AMPLIFY_APP_BUILD_SPEC_CONFIGURED
  • AMPLIFY_APP_PLATFORM_CHECK
  • AMPLIFY_BRANCH_AUTO_BUILD_ENABLED
  • AMPLIFY_BRANCH_BUILD_SPEC_CONFIGURED
  • AMPLIFY_BRANCH_FRAMEWORK_CONFIGURED
  • AMPLIFY_BRANCH_PULL_REQUEST_PREVIEW_ENABLED
  • APIGATEWAY_DOMAIN_NAME_TLS_CHECK
  • APIGATEWAYV2_INTEGRATION_PRIVATE_HTTPS_ENABLED
  • APPINTEGRATIONS_APPLICATION_APPROVED_ORIGINS_CHECK
  • APPINTEGRATIONS_APPLICATION_TAGGED
  • APPMESH_MESH_IP_PREF_CHECK
  • APPMESH_VIRTUAL_GATEWAY_LISTENERS_HEALTH_CHECK_ENABLED
  • APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_LISTENERS_HEALTH_CHECK_ENABLED
  • APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_LISTENERS_OUTLIER_DETECT_ENABLED
  • APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_SERVICE_BACKENDS_TLS_ENFORCED
  • CLOUDTRAIL_EVENT_DATA_STORE_MULTI_REGION
  • CLOUDWATCH_ALARM_DESCRIPTION
  • CODEARTIFACT_REPOSITORY_TAGGED
  • CODEBUILD_PROJECT_TAGGED
  • EC2_IPAMSCOPE_TAGGED
  • EC2_LAUNCHTEMPLATE_EBS_ENCRYPTED
  • ECS_SERVICE_PROPAGATE_TAGS_ENABLED
  • ELBV2_TARGETGROUP_HEALTHCHECK_PROTOCOL_ENCRYPTED
  • ELBV2_TARGETGROUP_PROTOCOL_ENCRYPTED
  • EVENTSCHEMAS_DISCOVERER_TAGGED
  • EVENTSCHEMAS_REGISTRY_TAGGED
  • GROUNDSTATION_CONFIG_TAGGED
  • GROUNDSTATION_DATAFLOWENDPOINTGROUP_TAGGED
  • GROUNDSTATION_MISSIONPROFILE_TAGGED
  • HEALTHLAKE_FHIRDATASTORE_TAGGED
  • IAM_OIDC_PROVIDER_CLIENT_ID_LIST_CHECK
  • IAM_POLICY_DESCRIPTION
  • IMAGEBUILDER_DISTRIBUTIONCONFIGURATION_TAGGED
  • IMAGEBUILDER_IMAGEPIPELINE_TAGGED
  • IMAGEBUILDER_IMAGERECIPE_EBS_VOLUMES_ENCRYPTED
  • IMAGEBUILDER_IMAGERECIPE_TAGGED
  • IMAGEBUILDER_INFRASTRUCTURECONFIGURATION_TAGGED
  • KINESIS


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