# autoscaling-launch-config-hop-limit
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Checks the number of network hops that the metadata token can travel. This rule is NON\_COMPLIANT if the Metadata response hop limit is greater than 1. 



**Identifier:** AUTOSCALING\_LAUNCH\_CONFIG\_HOP\_LIMIT

**Resource Types:** AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration

**Trigger type:** Configuration changes

**Amazon Web Services Region:** All supported Amazon regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Amazon GovCloud (US-East), Amazon GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary) Region

**Parameters:**

None  

## Amazon CloudFormation template
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To create Amazon Config managed rules with Amazon CloudFormation templates, see [Creating Amazon Config Managed Rules With Amazon CloudFormation Templates](aws-config-managed-rules-cloudformation-templates.md).