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ECS Instance Not Bound to Key Pair

ID: rule:aliyun:ecs-instance-not-bind-key-pair
Severity: medium

Description​

Ensures that ECS instances use key pairs for authentication instead of passwords.

Reason for Violation​

Key pair authentication is more secure than password authentication.

Recommendation​

Bind a key pair to the ECS instance and disable password authentication.

Resource Types​

  • ALIYUN::ECS::Instance
  • ALIYUN::ECS::InstanceGroup