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AWS Shield

4 CloudFormation resource types available for Shield.

DRTAccess

AWS::Shield::DRTAccess

Config the role and list of Amazon S3 log buckets used by the Shield Response Team (SRT) to access your AWS account while assisting with attack mitigation.

ProactiveEngagement

AWS::Shield::ProactiveEngagement

Authorizes the Shield Response Team (SRT) to use email and phone to notify contacts about escalations to the SRT and to initiate proactive customer support.

Protection

AWS::Shield::Protection

Enables AWS Shield Advanced for a specific AWS resource. The resource can be an Amazon CloudFront distribution, Amazon Route 53 hosted zone, AWS Global Accelerator standard accelerator, Elastic IP Add

ProtectionGroup

AWS::Shield::ProtectionGroup

A grouping of protected resources so they can be handled as a collective. This resource grouping improves the accuracy of detection and reduces false positives.

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