Create AWS Config rules efficiently with Generative AI

This article explains how to use Amazon CodeWhisperer, a machine learning-powered code generator, to efficiently create AWS Config custom rules for evaluating your AWS resources. It provides a step-by-step guide to install the AWS Config Rules Development Kit (RDK), create a custom rule using CodeWhisperer's code suggestions, and deploy the rule in your AWS environment.

Specifically, the article covers:

• Overview of the solution and its components
• Prerequisites for following the walkthrough
• Installing the AWS Rules Development Kit (RDK)
• Creating an AWS Config custom rule with the RDK
• Using CodeWhisperer to generate the function logic for the custom rule
• Deploying the custom AWS Config rule using the RDK
• Cleaning up the deployed resources
• (Optional) Remediating non-compliant resources using AWS Systems Manager Automation