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.aliases

@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ alias aws-ddb-enable-contributor-insights='aws dynamodb update-contributor-insig
 alias aws-ddb-search='python ${REPO_HOME}/DynamoDB/search_dynamodb.py'
 alias aws-ddb-start-local='. ${REPO_HOME}/DynamoDB/start_dynamodb_local.sh'
 
-alias aws-ec2-instances='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2-VPC/list_ec2_instances.py'
-alias aws-ec2-check-userdata='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2-VPC/UserData/check_UserData.py'
-alias aws-ec2-create-key-pair='.  ${REPO_HOME}/EC2-VPC/create_key_pair.sh'
+alias aws-ec2-instances='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2/list_ec2_instances.py'
+alias aws-ec2-check-userdata='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2/UserData/check_UserData.py'
+alias aws-ec2-create-key-pair='.  ${REPO_HOME}/EC2/create_key_pair.sh'
 alias aws-ec2-db-instances-based-on-ports='python ${REPO_HOME}/RDS/list_ec2_db_instances_based_on_ports.py'
-alias aws-ec2-unreachable='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2-VPC/list_ec2_unreachable.py'
-alias aws-ec2-security-groups='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2-VPC/list_security_groups.py'
+alias aws-ec2-unreachable='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2/list_ec2_unreachable.py'
+alias aws-ec2-security-groups='python ${REPO_HOME}/VPC/list_security_groups.py'
 
 alias aws-ecr-list-used-images-having-critical-or-high-severity-findings='python ${REPO_HOME}/ECR/list_used_images_having_critical_or_high_severity_findings.py'
 alias aws-ecr-get-login='aws ecr get-login --no-include-email'
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ alias aws-iam-lookup-identities='python ${REPO_HOME}/Security/lookup_iam_identit
 alias aws-inspector-cvelist-ap-southeast-2='curl https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/rules-engine.ap-southeast-2/CVEList.txt'
 alias aws-inspector-list-results='python ${REPO_HOME}/Inspector/inspector_helper.py'
 
-alias aws-ip-lookup='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2-VPC/find_subnet_for_ip.py'
+alias aws-ip-lookup='python ${REPO_HOME}/VPC/find_subnet_for_ip.py'
 alias aws-ip-ranges='curl https://ip-ranges.amazonaws.com/ip-ranges.json'
 alias aws-ip-ranges-link='echo https://ip-ranges.amazonaws.com/ip-ranges.json'
 
@@ -109,20 +109,20 @@ alias aws-sts-get-caller-identity='aws sts get-caller-identity'
 alias aws-ssm-parameters-list-global-infrastructure='. ${REPO_HOME}/SSM/ssm_parameters_list.sh'
 alias aws-ssm-rdp='aws ssm start-session --document-name AWS-StartPortForwardingSession --parameters "portNumber"=["3389"],"localPortNumber"=["9999"] --target '
 
-alias aws-subnet-ip-usage='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2-VPC/available_ip_address_count.py'
+alias aws-subnet-ip-usage='python ${REPO_HOME}/VPC/available_ip_address_count.py'
 
 alias aws-tag-list='python ${REPO_HOME}/_multi_services/list_tags.py'
 
 alias aws-trustedadvisor-list-result='python ${REPO_HOME}/TrustedAdvisor/trusted_advisor_check_result.py'
 
-alias aws-vpc-flow-logs='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2-VPC/vpc_flow_logs.py'
-alias aws-vpcs='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2-VPC/list_vpcs.py'
+alias aws-vpc-flow-logs='python ${REPO_HOME}/VPC/vpc_flow_logs.py'
+alias aws-vpcs='python ${REPO_HOME}/VPC/list_vpcs.py'
 
-alias aws-vpc-endpoints='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2-VPC-Endpoint/vpc_endpoints.py'
-alias aws-vpc-endpoint-gateway-prefix-list='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2-VPC-Endpoint/gateway_vpc_endpoint_prefix_lists.py'
-alias aws-vpc-endpoint-services='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2-VPC-Endpoint/vpc_endpoint_services.py'
+alias aws-vpc-endpoints='python ${REPO_HOME}/VPC-Endpoint/vpc_endpoints.py'
+alias aws-vpc-endpoint-gateway-prefix-list='python ${REPO_HOME}/VPC-Endpoint/gateway_vpc_endpoint_prefix_lists.py'
+alias aws-vpc-endpoint-services='python ${REPO_HOME}/VPC-Endpoint/vpc_endpoint_services.py'
 
-alias aws-vpn-connections='python ${REPO_HOME}/EC2-VPC/list_vpn_connections.py'
+alias aws-vpn-connections='python ${REPO_HOME}/VPC/list_vpn_connections.py'
 
 alias aws-workspaces-details='python ${REPO_HOME}/Workspaces/list_workspaces_details.py'
 alias aws-workspace-restore-rebuild='python ${REPO_HOME}/Workspaces/workspace_restore_rebuild.py'

APIGateway/README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # API Gateway
 
+## Useful Libs and Tools
+
+| Description | Repo/Link |
+| :--- | :--- |
+| Amazon API Gateway CORS Configurator | [aws-samples/amazon-api-gateway-cors-configurator](https://github.com/aws-samples/amazon-api-gateway-cors-configurator) |
+| [Amazon API Gateway Serverless Developer Portal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/apigateway-developer-portal.html) | [awslabs/aws-api-gateway-developer-portal](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-api-gateway-developer-portal) |
+
+
+---
+## Useful Articles and Blogs
+
 1. Private API invocation between two separate AWS accounts
 
     1. [How can I access an API Gateway private REST API in another AWS account using an interface VPC endpoint?](https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/api-gateway-private-cross-account-vpce/), AWS, 2021-10-11

AWS-Tools/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# AWS Tools
+
+| Description | Repo/Link |
+| :--- | :--- |
+| AWS Tools for Microsoft VSTS | [AWS Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vsts/latest/userguide/welcome.html) |
+| AWS Tools for PowerShell | [AWS Tools for PowerShell](https://aws.amazon.com/powershell/) |
+| AWS Tools and sample code provided by AWS Premium Support | [awslabs/aws-support-tools](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-support-tools) |

Amplify/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Amplify
+
+## Useful Libs and Tools
+
+| Description | Repo/Link |
+| :--- | :--- |
+| AWS Amplify CLI | [aws-amplify/amplify-cli](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-cli) |
+| AWS Amplify Flutter | [aws-amplify/amplify-flutter](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-flutter) |

Useful-tools/service_mesh/README.md → AppMesh.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Service Mesh
+# App Mesh
 
 See also https://www.nginx.com/blog/what-is-a-service-mesh/
 - A service mesh is a configurable, low‑latency infrastructure layer designed to handle a high volume of network‑based interprocess communication among application infrastructure services using APIs.

Athena/README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-
+# Athena
 
 [Querying AWS CloudTrail Logs](
 https://docs.aws.amazon.com/athena/latest/ug/cloudtrail-logs.html)
 
-- Option 1: Creating a Table for CloudTrail Logs in the CloudTrail Console 
-- Option 2: Manually Creating the Table for CloudTrail Logs in Athena 
+- Option 1: Creating a Table for CloudTrail Logs in the CloudTrail Console
+- Option 2: Manually Creating the Table for CloudTrail Logs in Athena
 

AutoScaling/README.md → AutoScaling.md

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 1. AWS scaling options - AWS Auto Scaling vs. Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling vs. Auto Scaling for Other Services
     - See "Q. How is AWS Auto Scaling different than the scaling capabilities for individual services?" in https://aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/faqs/
+2. AWS Auto Scaling Custom Resources - [aws/aws-auto-scaling-custom-resource](https://github.com/aws/aws-auto-scaling-custom-resource)

CDK/README.md

@@ -1,19 +1,31 @@
 # CDK Notes
 
-### My small examples for demo
+## My small examples for demo
 
 - https://github.com/kyhau/cdk-examples (CDK v2 and v1)
 - https://github.com/kyhau/have-a-smile (CDK v2)
 
-### Useful links
+---
+## Useful Libs and Tools
 
-- [cdk8s-team/cdk8s](https://github.com/cdk8s-team/cdk8s)
-- [cdk8s-team/cdk8s-cli](https://github.com/cdk8s-team/cdk8s-cli)
-- [Getting Started Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/latest/guide/getting_started.html)
-- [github.com/aws/aws-cdk](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk)
-- [AWS CDK API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/api/latest/docs/aws-construct-library.html)
-- [jsii](https://github.com/aws/jsii) allows code in any language to naturally interact with JavaScript classes.
-  It is the technology that enables the AWS CDK to deliver polyglot libraries from a single codebase.
+| Description | Repo/Link |
+| :--- | :--- |
+| AWS CDK (Cloud Development Kit) | [aws/aws-cdk](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk) |
+| AWS CDK Construct Hub - Find reusable components for your cloud applications | [constructs.dev](https://constructs.dev/) |
+| [AWS CDK for Kubernetes (cdk8s)](https://cdk8s.io/) | [cdk8s-team/cdk8s](https://github.com/cdk8s-team/cdk8s) |
+| AWS cdk8s-cli - a command-line-interface for CDK for Kubernetes | [cdk8s-team/cdk8s-cli](https://github.com/cdk8s-team/cdk8s-cli) |
+| [AWS CDK Assume Role Credential Plugin](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/cdk-credential-plugin/) | [aws-samples/cdk-assume-role-credential-plugin](https://github.com/aws-samples/cdk-assume-role-credential-plugin) |
+| [AWS Solutions Constructs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/solutions/latest/constructs/api-reference.html) | [awslabs/aws-solutions-constructs](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-solutions-constructs) |
+| AWS JSII allows code in any language to naturally interact with JavaScript classes | [aws/jsii](https://github.com/aws/jsii) |
+| CDK Patterns | [cdk-patterns/serverless](https://github.com/cdk-patterns/serverless) |
+| Serverless Stack Toolkit (SST) (extension of AWS CDK) | [serverless-stack/serverless-stack](https://github.com/serverless-stack/serverless-stack) |
+| Awesome CDK | [kolomied/awesome-cdk](https://github.com/kolomied/awesome-cdk) |
+| kyhau/cdk-examples (CDK v1 and v2) | [kyhau/cdk-examples](https://github.com/kyhau/cdk-examples) |
+
+
+---
+## Useful Articles and Blogs
+
+- [CDK Getting Started Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/latest/guide/getting_started.html)
+- [CDK API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/api/latest/docs/aws-construct-library.html)
 - [CDK Assume Role Credential Plugin](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/cdk-credential-plugin/)
-- [aws-samples/cdk-assume-role-credential-plugin](https://github.com/aws-samples/cdk-assume-role-credential-plugin) |
-- [cdk-patterns/serverless](https://github.com/cdk-patterns/serverless) |

CloudFormation/README.md

@@ -1,38 +1,58 @@
-## Useful links
-
-* [Understanding AWS CloudFormation !Sub Syntax](https://www.fischco.org/technica/2017/cloud-formation-sub/)
-* Passing value to UserData to set EC2 env variable https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54858072/aws-cloudformation-userdata-ec2-environment-variable
-
-## Useful tools
-
-* [AWS CloudFormer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-using-cloudformer.html)
+# CloudFormation Notes
+
+- [Understanding AWS CloudFormation !Sub Syntax](https://www.fischco.org/technica/2017/cloud-formation-sub/)
+- Passing value to UserData to set EC2 env variable https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54858072/aws-cloudformation-userdata-ec2-environment-variable
+
+---
+## Useful Libs and Tools
+
+| Description | Repo/Link |
+| :--- | :--- |
+| `cfn` - AWS CloudFormation CLI | [aws-cloudformation/aws-cloudformation-cli](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cloudformation-cli) |
+| `cfn-guard` - AWS CloudFormation Guard | [aws-cloudformation/cloudformation-guard](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cloudformation-guard) |
+| AWS CloudFormation Handling Region parity| [aws-samples/aws-cloudformation-region-parity](https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-cloudformation-region-parity) |
+| `cfn-lint` - AWS CloudFormation Linter | [aws-cloudformation/cfn-python-lint](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-python-lint) |
+| AWS CloudFormation Macros | [aws-cloudformation/aws-cloudformation-macros](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/aws-cloudformation-macros) |
+| AWS CloudFormation Registry (public/private extensions/modules) | [User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/registry.html) |
+| AWS CloudFormation Resource Provider Python Plugin | [aws-cloudformation/cloudformation-cli-python-plugin](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cloudformation-cli-python-plugin) |
+| AWS CloudFormation Resources and Projects | [aws-cloudformation/awesome-cloudformation](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/awesome-cloudformation) |
+| AWS CloudFormation Sample Templates | [awslabs/aws-cloudformation-templates](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cloudformation-templates) |
+| AWS CloudFormation Template Flip (cfn-flip) | [awslabs/aws-cfn-template-flip](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cfn-template-flip) |
+| [AWS predefined CloudWatch metric filters and alarms](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/use-cloudformation-template-to-create-cloudwatch-alarms.html) |[CloudWatch_Alarms_for_CloudTrail_API_Activity.zip](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/samples/CloudWatch_Alarms_for_CloudTrail_API_Activity.zip)|
+| AWSUtility::CloudFormation::CommandRunner | [aws-cloudformation/aws-cloudformation-resource-providers-awsutilities-commandrunner](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/aws-cloudformation-resource-providers-awsutilities-commandrunner) |
+| CloudMapper | [duo-labs/cloudmapper](https://github.com/duo-labs/cloudmapper) |
+| CloudFormer | [CloudFormer for creating templates from existing AWS resources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-using-cloudformer.html) |
+| Former2 generates CloudFormation / Terraform / Troposphere templates from existing AWS resources | [iann0036/former2](https://github.com/iann0036/former2) |
+
+---
+## Useful Articles and Blogs
+
+- [AWS CloudFormer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-using-cloudformer.html)
  (beta) - creates AWS CloudFormation templates from existing AWS resources.
 
-* [cfn-flip](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cfn-template-flip) -
+- `cfn-flip` [awslabs/aws-cfn-template-flip](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cfn-template-flip) -
   converts AWS CloudFormation templates between JSON and YAML formats, making use of the YAML format's short function
   syntax where possible.
   - `pip install cfn_flip`
 
-* [cfn-format](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cloudformation-template-formatter) -
-  reads in an existing AWS CloudFormation template and outputs a cleanly-formatted, easy-to-read copy of the same
-  template adhering to standards as used in AWS documentation.
+- cfn-format [awslabs/aws-cloudformation-template-formatter](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cloudformation-template-formatter) -
+  reads in an existing AWS CloudFormation template and outputs a cleanly-formatted, easy-to-read copy of the same template adhering to standards as used in AWS documentation.
 
-* [cfn-lint](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-python-lint) -
+- `cfn-lint` [aws-cloudformation/cfn-python-lint](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-python-lint) -
   validates CloudFormation yaml/json templates against the CloudFormation spec and additional checks.
   - `pip install cfn-lint`
 
-* [cfn-nag](https://github.com/stelligent/cfn_nag) -
+- [stelligent/cfn_nag](https://github.com/stelligent/cfn_nag) -
   looks for patterns in CloudFormation templates that may indicate insecure infrastructure.
 
-* [cfn-skeleton](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cloudformation-template-builder) -
-  consumes the published CloudFormation specification and generates skeleton CloudFormation templates with mandatory
-  and optional parameters of chosen resource types pre-filled with placeholder values.
+- [cfn-skeleton](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cloudformation-template-builder) -
+  consumes the published CloudFormation specification and generates skeleton CloudFormation templates with mandatory and optional parameters of chosen resource types pre-filled with placeholder values.
 
-* [sceptre](https://sceptre.cloudreach.com/) -
+- [sceptre](https://sceptre.cloudreach.com/) -
   manages the creation, update and deletion of stacks while providing meta commands which allow users to retrieve
   information about their stacks.
 
-* [taskcat](https://github.com/aws-quickstart/taskcat) -
+- [aws-quickstart/taskcat](https://github.com/aws-quickstart/taskcat) -
   tests AWS CloudFormation templates. It deploys your AWS CloudFormation template in multiple AWS Regions and
   generates a report with a pass/fail grade for each region.
   taskcat is implemented as a Python class that you import, instantiate, and run.

CloudFront-S3/README.md

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 
     1. If you use an **S3 bucket as the origin**, CloudFront uses the **REST API** interface of S3 to communicate with the origin.
 
+        1. E.g. bucket-name.s3.Region.amazon.com
+
         1. S3 REST API is more versatile, allowing the client to pass richer information like AWS Identity, thereby allowing the exchange of information that makes **OAI** possible.
 
     2. If you use the **website endpoint as the origin**, CloudFront uses the **website URL** as the origin.

CloudWatch/README.md

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 - [What alerts should you have for serverless applications?](https://lumigo.io/blog/what-alerts-should-you-have-for-serverless-applications/)
 
+
+| Description | Repo/Link |
+| :--- | :--- |
+| Amazon CloudWatch Embedded Metric Format Client Library (Python) | [awslabs/aws-embedded-metrics-python](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-embedded-metrics-python) |
+
+
 ## Some known Issues
 
 1. Delay in ASG Cloudwatch Alarm issue
@@ -10,6 +16,6 @@
 
     - **"The ALB metric delay is due to an Ingestion delay time of 3 minutes and this delay cannot be reduced at this stage"**
 
-    - > CloudWatch being a push based service, the data is pushed from the source service- ELB. Some delay in metrics is expected, which is inherent for any monitoring systems- as they depend on several variables such as delay with the service publishing the metric, propagation delays and ingestion delay within CloudWatch to name a few. I do understand that a consistent 3 or 4 minute delay for ALB metrics is on the higher side. Upon further investigation, **I found out that the ALB metric delay is due to an Ingestion delay time of 3 minutes and this delay cannot be reduced at this stage**. 
+    - > CloudWatch being a push based service, the data is pushed from the source service- ELB. Some delay in metrics is expected, which is inherent for any monitoring systems- as they depend on several variables such as delay with the service publishing the metric, propagation delays and ingestion delay within CloudWatch to name a few. I do understand that a consistent 3 or 4 minute delay for ALB metrics is on the higher side. Upon further investigation, **I found out that the ALB metric delay is due to an Ingestion delay time of 3 minutes and this delay cannot be reduced at this stage**.
 Furthermore, please kindly note that the CloudWatch OPS and internal service team are still working on this issue, however, the ETA (Estimated Time of Availability) is still unknown. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this has caused on your side."
 

Config/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Querying AWS resources
 
-See also 
+
+| AWS Config Rules Development Kit (RDK) CLI | [awslabs/aws-config-rdk](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-config-rdk) |
+| AWS Config Rules Development Kit (RDK) Library (Python) | [awslabs/aws-config-rdklib](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-config-rdklib) |
+
+
+See also
 - [Querying AWS resources](
   https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/querying-AWS-resources.html)
 - [Resource Types supported](
@@ -11,7 +16,7 @@ CLI
 aws configservice select-resource-config --expression "$(cat ec2.sql)"
 ```
 
-The SQL SELECT query components are as follows. 
+The SQL SELECT query components are as follows.
 ```
 SELECT property [, ...]
 [ WHERE condition ]
@@ -25,9 +30,9 @@ SELECT resourceId WHERE resourceType='AWS::EC2::Instance'
 ```
 
 ```
-SELECT configuration.complianceType, COUNT(*) 
-WHERE resourceType = 'AWS::Config::ResourceCompliance' 
-GROUP BY configuration.complianceType  
+SELECT configuration.complianceType, COUNT(*)
+WHERE resourceType = 'AWS::Config::ResourceCompliance'
+GROUP BY configuration.complianceType
 ```
 
 ```

DynamoDB/README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # DynamoDB
 
+| Description | Repo/Link |
+| :--- | :--- |
+| AWS DynamoDB Encryption Client (Python) | [aws/aws-dynamodb-encryption-python](https://github.com/aws/aws-dynamodb-encryption-python) |
+| Amazon DynamoDB NoSQL Workbench | [NoSQL Workbench for Amazon DynamoDB](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/workbench.html) |
+
 - [On-demand DynamoDB table is being throttled](https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/on-demand-table-throttling-dynamodb/)
 
 ## NoSQL Workbench for DynamoDB