ec2-instances-in-vpc - AWS Config
AWS CloudFormation template
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ec2-instances-in-vpc

Important

For this rule, the rule identifier (INSTANCES_IN_VPC) and rule name (ec2-instances-in-vpc) are different.

Checks if your EC2 instances belong to a virtual private cloud (VPC). Optionally, you can specify the VPC ID to associate with your instances.

Identifier: INSTANCES_IN_VPC

Resource Types: AWS::EC2::Instance

Trigger type: Configuration changes

AWS Region: All supported AWS regions

Parameters:

vpcId (Optional)
Type: String

VPC ID that contains these EC2 instances.

AWS CloudFormation template

To create AWS Config managed rules with AWS CloudFormation templates, see Creating AWS Config Managed Rules With AWS CloudFormation Templates.