Excluding resources from recording with Amazon Config - Amazon Config
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Excluding resources from recording with Amazon Config

Amazon Config allows you to exclude specific types of Amazon resources from inventory tracking and compliance monitoring while still tracking all other supported resource types currently available in Amazon Config, including those that will be added in the future. You can use this feature to concentrate on critical resources that are subject to your compliance and governance standards.

Excluding resources (Console)

If you do not want to record an Amazon resource type, use one of the following recording strategies for the Amazon Config console:

  • Record all resource types with customizable overrides, choose the resource type you want to exclude, and choose the override "Exclude from recording"

  • Record specific resource types.

For more detailed steps, see Recording resources (Console).

Excluding resources (Amazon CLI)

If you do not want to record an Amazon resource type, use one of the following recording strategies for the API/CLI:

  • Record all current and future resource types with exclusions (EXCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES)

  • Record specific resource types (INCLUSION_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES).

For more detailed steps, see Recording Resources (Amazon CLI).