SKILL

AWS Penetration Testing

This skill should be used when the user asks to "pentest AWS", "test AWS security", "enumerate IAM", "exploit cloud infrastructure", "AWS privilege escalation", "S3 bucket testing", "metadata SSRF", "Lambda exploitation", or needs guidance on Amazon Web Services security assessment.

Target: Cloud, operations & security. Automatically collected · unverified.

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  • AWS Penetration Testing
  • Purpose
  • Inputs/Prerequisites
  • Outputs/Deliverables
  • Essential Tools
  • Core Workflow
  • Step 1: Initial Enumeration
  • Step 2: IAM Enumeration

Provide comprehensive techniques for penetration testing AWS cloud environments. Covers IAM enumeration, privilege escalation, SSRF to metadata endpoint, S3 bucket exploitation, Lambda code extraction, and persistence techniques for red team operations. AWS CLI configured with credentials Valid AWS credentials (even low-privilege) Understanding of AWS IAM model Python 3, boto3 library Tools: Pacu, Prowler, ScoutSuite, SkyArk IAM privilege escalation paths Extracted credentials and secrets Compromised EC2/Lambda/S3 resources Persistence mechanisms Security audit findings -- | Tool | Purpose | Installation | |------|---------|--------------| | Pacu | AWS exploitation framework | git clone https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/pacu | | SkyArk | Shadow Admin discovery | Import-Module .\SkyArk.ps1 | | Prowler | Security auditing | pip install prowler | | ScoutSuite | Multi-cloud auditing | pip install scoutsuite | | enumerate-iam | Permission enumeration | git clone https://github.com/andresriancho/enumerate-iam | | Principal Mapper | IAM analysis | pip install principalmapper | -- Identify the compromised identity and permissions: Exploit SSRF to access metadata endpoint (IMDSv1): For I

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davila7/claude-code-templates
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cli-tool/components/skills/security/aws-penetration-testing/SKILL.md
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