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Alarm for out-of-band changes to resources within a stack

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Scope of request: Since CloudFormation does not support drift detection on all resource types, it would be great to have an alarm to notify users if an out-of-band change was made on a resource that is used within a CloudFormation stack.

Expected behavior: When an out-of-band change occurs to a given resource, an alarm will be triggered and CloudFormation will notify cx that a change has been made to the stack (maybe including details of which IAM user made the change and the resource).

I'm not sure how feasible this is, but it would be very helpful since not all resources are supported for drift detection. :)

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The issue names no repository files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing CloudFormation drift-detection coverage and the available mechanisms for observing out-of-band resource changes. Done would require an agreed design for triggering an alarm and notifying customers with the relevant stack, resource, and actor details.

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Tech stack
aws
Domain
cloud, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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