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AWS Security Baseline: Terraform Deployment Kit

  • Deployment
  • Security & Compliance
  • Intermediate
  • Terraform
  • GuardDuty
  • Security Hub

Deploy comprehensive AWS security baseline using Terraform with automated monitoring, threat detection, and compliance controls so startups meet enterprise security requirements faster.

Created on Jul 9, 2026 by Kelsey Jamison

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System Prompt

Create a comprehensive AWS security baseline using Terraform that includes:

1. Multi-region CloudTrail with encryption, log file validation, and CloudWatch integration
2. GuardDuty with S3 protection and malware scanning enabled
3. Security Hub with AWS Foundational Best Practices standard
4. AWS WAF with OWASP Top 10 rules and rate limiting (2000 req/5min)
5. AWS Inspector for EC2, ECR, and Lambda vulnerability scanning
6. CloudWatch Dashboard with 8 widgets showing security metrics
7. 4 CloudWatch Alarms: root account usage, unauthorized API calls (5+ in 5min), IAM policy changes, S3 bucket policy changes
8. 3 IAM roles with least-privilege access:
   - BreakGlassAdmin (requires ExternalId for emergency access)
   - SecurityAuditor (read-only security monitoring)
   - DeveloperTemplate (least-privilege development access)
9. KMS encryption with auto-rotation for CloudTrail and SNS
10. S3 state management with versioning and DynamoDB locking
11. SNS topic for security alerts with email subscription

Requirements:
- Use modular Terraform structure (root + security_baseline module)
- Include comprehensive documentation: README, QUICKSTART, SECURITY-BASELINE with SOC 2 mapping
- Provide migration script for S3 backend
- Include .gitignore for sensitive files
- Add terraform.tfvars.example template
- Create demo scripts for 5-minute and 10-minute presentations
- Ensure all resources are tagged with Project, Environment, ManagedBy
- Configure proper IAM policies and trust relationships
- Enable versioning and encryption on all S3 buckets
- Set up metric filters for security event detection

Output should be production-ready, well-documented, and deployable in under 10 minutes.

How to use?

Step 1: Set up your AWS environment and cost controls. 

  • Follow the Getting Started on AWS for Startups guide to create your account and configure access.
  • Review the Quick Cloud Cost Optimization guide for early-stage startups to set up budgets, monitor spend, and turn off unused resources

Step 2: Install the AWS CLI

Step 3: Install Terraform

  • Download and install Terraform from https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/install

Step 4: Copy the prompt

  • Click "Copy Prompt" to copy the prompt into your clipboard.
  • Paste the prompt into your AI tool (e.g., Kiro CLI) and run it to generate the Terraform modules.
  • Review the generated files, then run terraform init and terraform plan before deploying.