Agent skill · security · aradotso
aws-cloud-security-essentials-lab
Educational lab repository for AWS cloud computing security fundamentals including IAM, VPC, encryption, monitoring, and incident detection
Why this skill is useful
Provides hands-on exercises and specific AWS commands for implementing cloud security practices that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires aws-cli installed locally. Requires aws account access. About 9k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-04. 11 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
AWS Cloud Security Essentials Lab Skill by ara.so — Security Skills collection. This skill provides guidance for working with the IKB42603 Cloud Computing Security Essentials lab repository, which contains hands-on exercises covering fundamental AWS security concepts including IAM, VPC isolation, encryption, access control, and security monitoring. What This Project Does This is an educational repository structured around five core AWS security labs: Lab 1: Account Security and IAM (Identity and Access Management) Lab 2: Secure Isolation and Multitenancy (VPC, Security Groups) Lab 3: Encryption and Key Management (KMS, data protection) Lab 4: Access Control and Network Security (Network ACLs, Security Groups) Lab 5: Monitoring, Logging, and Incident Detection (CloudTrail, CloudWatch) Each lab teaches practical AWS security implementation through hands-on exercises. Repository Setup Initial Repository Creation Standard Lab Documentation Structure Each lab markdown file should follow this structure: bash Command with explanation aws [service] [action] --options bash Commands to remove resources Lab 1: Account Security and IAM Creating IAM Users with MFA Creating Custom IAM Policy Lab 2: Secure Isolation and Multitenancy Creating Isolated VPC Security Groups for Multi-tier Architecture Lab 3: Encryption and Key Management Creating and Using KMS Keys Encrypting EBS Volumes Lab 4: Access Control and Network Security Network ACL Configuration VPC Flow Logs Lab 5: Monitoring, Logging, and Incident Detection CloudTrail Setup CloudWatch Alarms for Security Events GuardDuty Setup Common Patterns Resource Tagging for Security Compliance Automated Cleanup Script Troubleshooting AWS CLI Authentication Issues Permission Denied Errors VPC Resource Deletion Blocked CloudTrail Not Logging `bash Verify trail status aws cloudtrail get-trail-status -
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aradotso/aws-cloud-security-essentials-lab