Control: 1 CloudFront distributions should have a default root object configured
Description
This control checks whether an Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured to return a specific object that is the default root object. The control fails if the CloudFront distribution does not have a default root object configured.
A user might sometimes request the distribution’s root URL instead of an object in the distribution. When this happens, specifying a default root object can help you to avoid exposing the contents of your web distribution.
Remediation
For detailed instructions on how to specify a default root object for your distribution, see How to specify a default root object.
Usage
Run the control in your terminal:
powerpipe control run aws_compliance.control.foundational_security_cloudfront_1Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:
powerpipe loginpowerpipe control run aws_compliance.control.foundational_security_cloudfront_1 --shareSQL
This control uses a named query:
cloudfront_distribution_default_root_object_configured