Golden AMI Pipeline

Yet another great post from AWS.

This time on how to make an automated pipeline to manage those pesky gold images:

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/awsmarketplace/announcing-the-golden-ami-pipeline
Golden AMI creation process architecture diagram

This allows you to establish repeatable processes to:

  1. Distribute the golden AMI(s) to their business units.
  2. Continuously assess the security posture of all active golden AMIs.
  3. Decommission golden AMIs once obsolete.