cis-aws-foundations-3.1.2

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Ensure MFA Delete is enabled on S3 buckets

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Ensure MFA Delete is enabled on S3 buckets

Description

Once MFA Delete is enabled on your sensitive and classified S3 bucket, it requires the user to provide two forms of authentication.

Rationale

Adding MFA delete to an S3 bucket requires additional authentication when you change the version state of your bucket or delete an object version, adding another layer of security in the event your security credentials are compromised or unauthorized access is granted.

Impact

Enabling MFA delete on an S3 bucket could require additional administrator oversight. Enabling MFA delete may impact other services that automate the creation and/or deletion of S3 buckets.

Audit Procedure

Using AWS Console

Login to the S3 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/.
Click the check box next to the name of the bucket you want to confirm.
In the window under Properties:
- Confirm that Versioning is Enabled
- Confirm that MFA Delete is Enabled

Using AWS CLI

Run the get-bucket-versioning command:

aws s3api get-bucket-versioning --bucket my-bucket | grep MfaDelete

Example output:

<VersioningConfiguration xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/">
  <Status>Enabled</Status>
  <MfaDelete>Enabled</MfaDelete>
</VersioningConfiguration>

If the console or CLI output does not show that Versioning and MFA Delete are enabled, please refer to the remediation below.

Expected Result

Both Versioning and MFA Delete should be Enabled for the S3 bucket. The get-bucket-versioning command should return MfaDelete: Enabled.

Remediation

Using AWS Console

You cannot enable MFA Delete using the AWS Management Console; you must use the AWS CLI or API. You must use your 'root' account to enable MFA Delete on S3 buckets.

Using AWS CLI

Run the s3api put-bucket-versioning command:

aws s3api put-bucket-versioning \
  --bucket my-bucket \
  --versioning-configuration Status=Enabled,MFADelete=Enabled \
  --mfa "arn:aws:iam::<account-id>:mfa/root-account-mfa-device <MFA-code>"

Default Value

By default, S3 bucket versioning is disabled, and MFA Delete is not enabled. Both must be explicitly configured, and MFA Delete can only be enabled using the root account via CLI or API.

References

CIS Controls

Controls Version	Control	IG 1	IG 2	IG 3
v8	3.3 Configure Data Access Control Lists	x	x	x
v8	6.5 Require MFA for Administrative Access	x	x	x
v7	14.6 Protect Information through Access Control Lists	x	x	x

MITRE ATT&CK Mappings

Techniques / Sub-techniques	Tactics	Mitigations
T1078.004	TA0040	M1032

Profile

Level 2 | Manual