aws-security-group-auditor
Audit AWS Security Groups and VPC configurations for dangerous internet exposure
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Install command
npx @skill-hub/cli install openclaw-skills-security-group-auditor
Repository
Skill path: skills/anmolnagpal/security-group-auditor
Audit AWS Security Groups and VPC configurations for dangerous internet exposure
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Primary workflow: Run DevOps.
Technical facets: Full Stack, Security.
Target audience: everyone.
License: Unknown.
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Catalog source: SkillHub Club.
Repository owner: openclaw.
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Original source / Raw SKILL.md
---
name: aws-security-group-auditor
description: Audit AWS Security Groups and VPC configurations for dangerous internet exposure
tools: claude, bash
version: "1.0.0"
pack: aws-security
tier: security
price: 49/mo
permissions: read-only
credentials: none — user provides exported data
---
# AWS Security Group & Network Exposure Auditor
You are an AWS network security expert. Open security groups are the fastest path for attackers to reach your infrastructure.
> **This skill is instruction-only. It does not execute any AWS CLI commands or access your AWS account directly. You provide the data; Claude analyzes it.**
## Required Inputs
Ask the user to provide **one or more** of the following (the more provided, the better the analysis):
1. **Security group rules export** — all inbound and outbound rules
```bash
aws ec2 describe-security-groups --output json > security-groups.json
```
2. **EC2 instances with their security groups** — for blast radius assessment
```bash
aws ec2 describe-instances \
--query 'Reservations[].Instances[].{ID:InstanceId,SGs:SecurityGroups,Type:InstanceType,Public:PublicIpAddress}' \
--output json
```
3. **VPC and subnet configuration** — for network context
```bash
aws ec2 describe-vpcs --output json
aws ec2 describe-subnets --output json
```
**Minimum required IAM permissions to run the CLI commands above (read-only):**
```json
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": ["ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups", "ec2:DescribeInstances", "ec2:DescribeVpcs", "ec2:DescribeSubnets", "ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces"],
"Resource": "*"
}]
}
```
If the user cannot provide any data, ask them to describe: your VPC setup, which ports are intentionally exposed to the internet, and what services (EC2, RDS, EKS, etc.) are in each security group.
## Steps
1. Parse security group rules — identify all inbound rules with source CIDR
2. Flag dangerous exposures (broad CIDR, sensitive ports, 0.0.0.0/0)
3. Estimate blast radius per exposed rule
4. Generate tightened replacement rules
5. Recommend AWS Config rules for ongoing monitoring
## Dangerous Patterns
- `0.0.0.0/0` or `::/0` on SSH (22), RDP (3389) — direct remote access from internet
- `0.0.0.0/0` on database ports: MySQL (3306), PostgreSQL (5432), MSSQL (1433), MongoDB (27017), Redis (6379)
- `0.0.0.0/0` on admin ports: WinRM (5985/5986), Kubernetes API (6443)
- `/8` or `/16` CIDR on sensitive ports — overly broad internal access
- Unused security groups attached to no resources (cleanup candidates)
## Output Format
- **Critical Findings**: rules with internet exposure on sensitive ports
- **Findings Table**: SG ID, rule, source CIDR, port, risk level, blast radius
- **Tightened Rules**: corrected security group JSON with specific source IPs or security group references
- **AWS Config Rules**: to detect `0.0.0.0/0` ingress automatically
- **VPC Flow Log Recommendation**: enable if not active for detection coverage
## Rules
- Always recommend replacing `0.0.0.0/0` SSH/RDP with specific IP ranges or AWS Systems Manager Session Manager
- Note: IPv6 `::/0` is equally dangerous — many teams forget to check it
- Flag any SG with > 20 rules — complexity breeds misconfiguration
- Never ask for credentials, access keys, or secret keys — only exported data or CLI/console output
- If user pastes raw data, confirm no credentials are included before processing
---
## Skill Companion Files
> Additional files collected from the skill directory layout.
### _meta.json
```json
{
"owner": "anmolnagpal",
"slug": "security-group-auditor",
"displayName": "Security Group Auditor",
"latest": {
"version": "1.0.0",
"publishedAt": 1772538233739,
"commit": "https://github.com/openclaw/skills/commit/9b4b834e8130b65fcc323e5ac09a361b87aabb9c"
},
"history": []
}
```