Overview
Overview
Remove insecure ciphers for your ELB Predefined or Custom Security Policy, to reduce the risk of the SSL connection between the client and the load balancer being exploited.
Remediation guidance
Follow the steps described in the AWS Documentation on how to update the security policy of a load balancer. Choose a security policy that does not allow SSL 3.0 and/or TLS 1.0, which are known weak ciphers.
Multiple Remediation Paths
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SERVICE-WIDE (RECOMMENDED when many resources are affected): Deploy centralized guardrails and remediation using AWS Config Conformance Packs and (if applicable) AWS Organizations SCPs.
aws configservice put-organization-conformance-pack --organization-conformance-pack-name <pack-name> --template-s3-uri s3://<bucket>/<template>.yaml
ASSET-LEVEL: Apply the resource-specific remediation steps above to only the affected assets.
PREVENTIVE: Add CI/CD policy checks (CloudFormation/Terraform validation) before deployment to prevent recurrence.
References for Service-Wide Patterns
- AWS Config Conformance Packs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/conformance-packs.html
- AWS Organizations SCP examples: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_scps_examples.html
Operational Rollout Workflow
Use this sequence to reduce risk and avoid repeated drift.
1. Contain at Service-Wide Scope First (Recommended)
- AWS: deploy/adjust organization conformance packs and policy guardrails.
aws configservice put-organization-conformance-pack --organization-conformance-pack-name <pack-name> --template-s3-uri s3://<bucket>/<template>.yaml
2. Remediate Existing Affected Assets
- Execute the control-specific Console/CLI steps documented above for each flagged resource.
- Prioritize internet-exposed and production assets first.
3. Validate and Prevent Recurrence
- Re-scan after each remediation batch.
- Track exceptions with owner and expiry date.
- Add preventive checks in IaC/CI pipelines.
Query logic
These are the stored checks tied to this control.
Weak TLS Protocols are not used for ELB
Connectors
Covered asset types
Expected check: eq []
{loadBalancers( where: { scheme: "internet-facing", listensOnHTTPListener_SOME: { sslPolicy_IN: ["ELBSecurityPolicy-2016-08", "ELBSecurityPolicy-TLS-1-0-2015-04", "ELBSecurityPolicy-TLS-1-1-2017-01", "ELBSecurityPolicy-TLS13-1-0-2021-06", "ELBSecurityPolicy-TLS13-1-1-2021-06", "ELBSecurityPolicy-FS-1-1-2019-08", "ELBSecurityPolicy-FS-2018-06", "ELBSecurityPolicy-2015-05", "ELBSecurityPolicy-2015-03", "ELBSecurityPolicy-2015-02"] } } ) {...AssetFragment}}
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