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IAM.4

IAM root user access key should not exist

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Automated

CRITICAL

AWS

AWS Identity and Access Management

AWS Foundational Best Practice, AWS CIS Foundations v1.2, AWS Foundational Technical Review, CIS v8, PCI DSS v3.2.1, CDR, ISO27001, SOC2, NIST CSF, NIST.800-53.r5,

This AWS control checks whether the root user access key is available.

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