Cis AWS Compute 2.3

Ensure Tag Policies are Enabled

Description

Tag policies help you standardize tags on all tagged resources across your organization.

Rationale

You can use tag policies to define tag keys (including how they should be capitalized) and their allowed values.

Impact

Enabling tag policies may require organizations to update their tagging practices to comply with the new policy. Non-compliant tags may be rejected if enforcement is enabled.

Audit Procedure

Using AWS CLI

1. Run the list-policies command:

aws organizations list-policies --filter TAG_POLICY

2. If information displays it means you have a tagging policy in place.
3. If empty brackets display [] refer to the remediation below.

Using AWS Console

1. Login to AWS Organizations using https://console.aws.amazon.com/organizations/
2. In the left pane click on Policies.
3. Confirm Tag policies status is enabled.

If Tag policies status is disabled refer to the remediation below.

Expected Result

The CLI should return tag policy information (not empty brackets). In the console, Tag policies status should display as enabled.

Remediation

Using AWS CLI

You must use an IAM user, assume an IAM role, or sign in as the root user (not recommended) in the organization's management account.

1. Run the enable-policy-type command:

aws organizations enable-policy-type --root-id <RootID> --policy-type TAG_POLICIES

The list of PolicyTypes in the output will now include the specified policy type with the Status of ENABLED.

Using AWS Console

You must sign in as an IAM user, assume an IAM role, or sign in as the root user (not recommended) in the organization's management account.

1. Login to AWS Organizations using https://console.aws.amazon.com/organizations/
2. In the Left pane click on Policies.
3. Click on Tag policies.
4. Click on Enable Tag Policies.
5. The page is updated with a list of the Available policies and the ability to create one.

Default Value

Tag policies are disabled by default in AWS Organizations.

References

1. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_enable-disable.html#enable-policy-type

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