aws-ec2-no-default-vpc.md

Pattern: Use of default VPC for AWS EC2 workflow

Issue: -

Description

Default VPC does not have a lot of the critical security features that standard VPC comes with, new resources should not be created in the default VPC and it should not be present in the Terraform.

Resolution: Create a non-default vpc for resources to be created in.

Examples

The following example will fail the aws-ec2-no-default-vpc check.

 resource "aws_default_vpc" "default" {
 	tags = {
 	  Name = "Default VPC"
 	}
   }
 

The following example will pass the aws-ec2-no-default-vpc check.

## Further reading

- [https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/default_vpc](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/default_vpc)
- [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/default-vpc.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/default-vpc.html)