
AWS Config now supports Configuration Recorder as a resource type, enabling automated drift detection and compliance monitoring across AWS accounts and regions using custom Guard rules to ensure continuous configuration recording.


<div><p>This article explains how to use AWS Config's Configuration Recorder resource type to detect and monitor drift in AWS Config recorders across multi-account AWS organizations.</p><ul><li>AWS Config now supports Configuration Recorder as a trackable resource type</li><li>Detect when Config recorders are accidentally disabled using drift detection</li><li>Use AWS Config advanced queries to identify recorders across accounts and regions</li><li>Deploy custom CloudFormation Guard rules via StackSets for automated compliance monitoring</li><li>Guard rule reports noncompliant status when recording is disabled</li><li>Configuration Recorder resource type enabled by default with no additional charges</li></ul><p>This approach enables continuous compliance monitoring by automatically detecting unintended changes to AWS Config recorder states across your organization.</p></div>


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