aws-cdk

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About

The AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) is an open-source framework that enables developers to define and provision cloud infrastructure using familiar programming languages.

The AWS Cloud Development Kit is a framework for defining cloud infrastructure in code

Primary Use Case

AWS CDK is used by developers and cloud engineers to define reusable cloud infrastructure components as code, enabling automated and consistent provisioning of AWS resources through AWS CloudFormation. It simplifies infrastructure management by allowing infrastructure to be defined imperatively in languages like TypeScript, Python, Java, .NET, and Go, making it ideal for teams adopting Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and security automation.

Key Features

Define cloud infrastructure using high-level object-oriented abstractions
Supports multiple programming languages including TypeScript, Python, Java, .NET, and Go
Provision infrastructure through AWS CloudFormation
Reusable and shareable infrastructure components called constructs
AWS Construct Library with rich APIs for AWS services
CLI tool for synthesizing, deploying, and diffing stacks
Encapsulates AWS best practices in infrastructure definitions
Modules follow semantic versioning with stable and experimental designations

Installation

Install Node.js (recommended Active LTS version, >= 20.x) for JavaScript/TypeScript usage
Install Python (>= 3.8) for Python usage
Install Java (>= 8) and Maven (>= 3.5.4) for Java usage
Install .NET (>= 6.0) for .NET usage
Install Go (>= 1.16.4) for Go usage
Use npm to install AWS CDK CLI globally: npm install -g aws-cdk
Alternatively, install language-specific AWS CDK libraries via package managers (e.g., pip install aws-cdk-lib for Python)

Usage

>_ cdk init app --language typescript

Initialize a new CDK application in TypeScript

>_ cdk synth

Synthesizes and prints the CloudFormation template for the CDK app

>_ cdk deploy

Deploys the defined stacks to the AWS environment

>_ cdk diff

Compares the deployed stack with the current state to show changes

Security Frameworks

Initial Access

Defense Evasion

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Execution

Usage Insights

Integrate AWS CDK with CI/CD pipelines to enforce secure infrastructure provisioning automatically.
Use AWS CDK constructs to embed security best practices and guardrails directly into infrastructure code.
Leverage AWS CDK’s diffing capability to detect unintended infrastructure changes before deployment.
Combine AWS CDK with automated compliance scanning tools to continuously validate cloud configurations.
Enable blue teams to quickly reproduce and remediate cloud misconfigurations by version controlling infrastructure as code.