GuardDuty examples using AWS CLI

To accept an invitation to become a GuardDuty member account in the current region

The following accept-invitation example shows how to accept an invitation to become a GuardDuty member account in the current region.

aws guardduty accept-invitation  \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample \
    --master-id 123456789111 \
    --invitation-id d6b94fb03a66ff665f7db8764example

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Managing GuardDuty accounts by invitation in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To archive findings in the current region

This archive-findings example shows how to archive findings in the current region.

aws guardduty archive-findings \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample \
    --finding-ids d6b94fb03a66ff665f7db8764example 3eb970e0de00c16ec14e6910fexample

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Creating suppression rules in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To enable GuardDuty in the current region

This example shows how to create a new detector, which enables GuardDuty, in the current region.:

aws guardduty create-detector \
    --enable

Output:

{
    "DetectorId": "b6b992d6d2f48e64bc59180bfexample"
}

For more information, see Enable Amazon GuardDuty in the GuardDuty User Guide.

Example 1: To create a new filter in the current region

The following create-filter example creates a filter that matches all Portscan findings for instance created from a specific image. This does not suppress those findings.

aws guardduty create-filter \
    --detector-id b6b992d6d2f48e64bc59180bfexample \
    --name myFilterExample \
    --finding-criteria '{"Criterion": {"type": {"Eq": ["Recon:EC2/Portscan"]},"resource.instanceDetails.imageId": {"Eq": ["ami-0a7a207083example"]}}}'

Output:

{
    "Name": "myFilterExample"
}

For more information, see Filtering GuardDuty findings in the GuardDuty User Guide.

Example 2: To create a new filter and suppress findings in the current region

The following create-filter example creates a filter that matches all Portscan findings for instance created from a specific image. This filter archives those findings so that they do not appear in your current findings.

aws guardduty create-filter \
    --detector-id b6b992d6d2f48e64bc59180bfexample \
    --action ARCHIVE \
    --name myFilterSecondExample \
    --finding-criteria '{"Criterion": {"type": {"Eq": ["Recon:EC2/Portscan"]},"resource.instanceDetails.imageId": {"Eq": ["ami-0a7a207083example"]}}}'

Output:

{
    "Name": "myFilterSecondExample"
}

For more information, see Filtering GuardDuty findings in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To create and activate a trusted IP set

The following create-ip-set example creates and activates a trusted IP set in the current Region.

aws guardduty create-ip-set \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample \
    --name new-ip-set-example \
    --format TXT \
    --location s3://amzn-s3-demo-bucket/customtrustlist.csv \
    --activate

Output:

{
    "IpSetId": "d4b94fc952d6912b8f3060768example"
}

For more information, see Working with Trusted IP Lists and Threat Lists in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To associate a new member with your GuardDuty master account in the current region.

This example shows how to associate member accounts to be managed by the current account as the GuardDuty master.

aws guardduty create-members
    --detector-id b6b992d6d2f48e64bc59180bfexample \
    --account-details AccountId=111122223333,Email=first+member@example.com AccountId=111111111111 ,Email=another+member@example.com

Output:

{
   "UnprocessedAccounts": []
}

For more information, see Managing multiple accounts in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To create a publishing destination to export GuardDuty findings in the current region to.

The following create-publishing-destination example shows how to set up a publishing destination to export current (not archived) GuardDuty findings to keep track of historical findings data.

aws guardduty create-publishing-destination \
    --detector-id b6b992d6d2f48e64bc59180bfexample \
    --destination-type S3 \
    --destination-properties 'DestinationArn=arn:aws:s3:::amzn-s3-demo-bucket,KmsKeyArn=arn:aws:kms:us-west-1:111122223333:key/84cee9c5-dea1-401a-ab6d-e1de7example'

Output:

{
    "DestinationId": "46b99823849e1bbc242dfbe3cexample"
}

For more information, see Exporting generated GuardDuty findings to Amazon S3 buckets in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To create sample GuardDuty findings in the current region.

This example shows how to create a sample finding of the provided types.

aws guardduty create-sample-findings \
    --detector-id b6b992d6d2f48e64bc59180bfexample \
    --finding-types UnauthorizedAccess:EC2/TorClient UnauthorizedAccess:EC2/TorRelay

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Sample findings in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To create and activate a new threat intel set

The following create-threat-intel-set example creates and activates a threat intel set in the current Region.

aws guardduty create-threat-intel-set \
    --detector-id b6b992d6d2f48e64bc59180bfexample \
    --name myThreatSet-example \
    --format TXT \
    --location s3://amzn-s3-demo-bucket/threatlist.csv \
    --activate

Output:

{
    "ThreatIntelSetId": "20b9a4691aeb33506b808878cexample"
}

For more information, see Working with Trusted IP Lists and Threat Lists in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To decline an invitation to have Guardduty managed by another account in the current region.

This example shows how to decline a membership invitation.

aws guardduty decline-invitations \
    --account-ids 111122223333

Output:

{
    "UnprocessedAccounts": []
}

For more information, see Managing GuardDuty accounts by invitation in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To delete a detector, and disable GuardDuty, in the current region.

This example shows how to delete a detector, if successful, this will disable GuardDuty in the region associated with that detector.

aws guardduty delete-detector \
    --detector-id b6b992d6d2f48e64bc59180bfexample

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Suspending or disabling GuardDuty in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To delete an existing filter in the current region

This example shows how to create delete a filter.

aws guardduty delete-filter \
    --detector-id b6b992d6d2f48e64bc59180bfexample \
    --filter-name byebyeFilter

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Filtering findings in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To remove an account as the delegated administrator for GuardDuty within your organization

This example shows how to remove an account as the delegated administrator for GuardDuty.

aws guardduty disable-organization-admin-account \
    --admin-account-id 111122223333

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Managing accounts with AWS organizations in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To disassociate from your current administrator account in the current region

The following disassociate-from-master-account example dissassociates your account from the current GuardDuty administrator account in the current AWS region.

aws guardduty disassociate-from-master-account \
    --detector-id d4b040365221be2b54a6264dcexample

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Understanding the relationship between GuardDuty administrator account and member accounts in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To retrieve details of a specific detector

The following get-detector example displays the configurations details of the specified detector.

aws guardduty get-detector \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample

Output:

{
    "Status": "ENABLED",
    "ServiceRole": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/aws-service-role/guardduty.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForAmazonGuardDuty",
    "Tags": {},
    "FindingPublishingFrequency": "SIX_HOURS",
    "UpdatedAt": "2018-11-07T03:24:22.938Z",
    "CreatedAt": "2017-12-22T22:51:31.940Z"
}

For more information, see Concepts and Terminology in the GuardDuty User Guide.

Example 1: To retrieve the details of a specific finding

The following get-findings example retrieves the full JSON finding details of the specified finding.

aws guardduty get-findings \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample \
    --finding-id 1ab92989eaf0e742df4a014d5example

Output:

{
    "Findings": [
        {
            "Resource": {
                "ResourceType": "AccessKey",
                "AccessKeyDetails": {
                    "UserName": "testuser",
                    "UserType": "IAMUser",
                    "PrincipalId": "AIDACKCEVSQ6C2EXAMPLE",
                    "AccessKeyId": "ASIASZ4SI7REEEXAMPLE"
                }
            },
            "Description": "APIs commonly used to discover the users, groups, policies and permissions in an account, was invoked by IAM principal testuser under unusual circumstances. Such activity is not typically seen from this principal.",
            "Service": {
                "Count": 5,
                "Archived": false,
                "ServiceName": "guardduty",
                "EventFirstSeen": "2020-05-26T22:02:24Z",
                "ResourceRole": "TARGET",
                "EventLastSeen": "2020-05-26T22:33:55Z",
                "DetectorId": "d4b040365221be2b54a6264dcexample",
                "Action": {
                    "ActionType": "AWS_API_CALL",
                    "AwsApiCallAction": {
                        "RemoteIpDetails": {
                            "GeoLocation": {
                                "Lat": 51.5164,
                                "Lon": -0.093
                            },
                            "City": {
                                "CityName": "London"
                            },
                            "IpAddressV4": "52.94.36.7",
                            "Organization": {
                                "Org": "Amazon.com",
                                "Isp": "Amazon.com",
                                "Asn": "16509",
                                "AsnOrg": "AMAZON-02"
                            },
                            "Country": {
                                "CountryName": "United Kingdom"
                            }
                        },
                        "Api": "ListPolicyVersions",
                        "ServiceName": "iam.amazonaws.com",
                        "CallerType": "Remote IP"
                    }
                }
            },
            "Title": "Unusual user permission reconnaissance activity by testuser.",
            "Type": "Recon:IAMUser/UserPermissions",
            "Region": "us-east-1",
            "Partition": "aws",
            "Arn": "arn:aws:guardduty:us-east-1:111122223333:detector/d4b040365221be2b54a6264dcexample/finding/1ab92989eaf0e742df4a014d5example",
            "UpdatedAt": "2020-05-26T22:55:21.703Z",
            "SchemaVersion": "2.0",
            "Severity": 5,
            "Id": "1ab92989eaf0e742df4a014d5example",
            "CreatedAt": "2020-05-26T22:21:48.385Z",
            "AccountId": "111122223333"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Findings in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To list get details on a specified trusted IP set

The following get-ip-set example shows the status and details of the specified trusted IP set.

aws guardduty get-ip-set \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample \
    --ip-set-id d4b94fc952d6912b8f3060768example

Output:

{
    "Status": "ACTIVE",
    "Location": "s3://amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/customlist.csv",
    "Tags": {},
    "Format": "TXT",
    "Name": "test-ip-set-example"
}

For more information, see Working with Trusted IP Lists and Threat Lists in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To retrieve details about your master account in the current region

The following get-master-account example displays the status and details of the master account associated with your detector in the current region.

aws guardduty get-master-account \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample

Output:

{
    "Master": {
        "InvitationId": "04b94d9704854a73f94e061e8example",
        "InvitedAt": "2020-06-09T22:23:04.970Z",
        "RelationshipStatus": "Enabled",
        "AccountId": "111122223333"
    }
}

For more information, see Understanding the relationship between GuardDuty administrator account and member account in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To list the available detectors in the current region

The following list-detectors example lists the available detectors in your current AWS region.

aws guardduty list-detectors

Output:

{
    "DetectorIds": [
        "12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample"
    ]
}

For more information, see Concepts and Terminology in the GuardDuty User Guide.

Example 1: To list all findings for the current region

The following list-findings example displays a list of all findingIds for the current region sorted by severity from highest to lowest.

aws guardduty list-findings \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample \
    --sort-criteria '{"AttributeName": "severity","OrderBy":"DESC"}'

Output:

{
    "FindingIds": [
        "04b8ab50fd29c64fc771b232dexample",
        "5ab8ab50fd21373735c826d3aexample",
        "90b93de7aba69107f05bbe60bexample",
        ...
    ]
}

For more information, see Findings in the GuardDuty User Guide.

Example 2: To list findings for the current region matching a specific finding criteria

The following list-findings example displays a list of all findingIds that match a specified finding type.

aws guardduty list-findings \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample \
    --finding-criteria  '{"Criterion":{"type": {"Eq":["UnauthorizedAccess:EC2/SSHBruteForce"]}}}'

Output:

{
    "FindingIds": [
        "90b93de7aba69107f05bbe60bexample",
        "6eb9430d7023d30774d6f05e3example",
        "2eb91a2d060ac9a21963a5848example",
        "44b8ab50fd2b0039a9e48f570example",
        "9eb8ab4cd2b7e5b66ba4f5e96example",
        "e0b8ab3a38e9b0312cc390ceeexample"
    ]
}

For more information, see Findings in the GuardDuty User Guide.

Example 3: To list findings for the current region matching a specific set of finding criteria defined within a JSON file

The following list-findings example displays a list of all findingIds that are not archived, and involve the IAM user named "testuser", as specified in a JSON file.

aws guardduty list-findings \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample \
    --finding-criteria  file://myfile.json

Contents of myfile.json:

{"Criterion": {
    "resource.accessKeyDetails.userName":{
                "Eq":[
                    "testuser"
                    ]
                },
    "service.archived": {
                "Eq": [
                    "false"
                ]
            }
        }
}

Output:

{
    "FindingIds": [
        "1ab92989eaf0e742df4a014d5example"
    ]
}

For more information, see Findings in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To list details on your invitations to become a member account in the current region

The following list-invitations example lists details and statuses on your invitations to become a GuardDuty member account in the current region.

aws guardduty list-invitations

Output:

{
    "Invitations": [
        {
            "InvitationId": "d6b94fb03a66ff665f7db8764example",
            "InvitedAt": "2020-06-10T17:56:38.221Z",
            "RelationshipStatus": "Invited",
            "AccountId": "123456789111"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Managing GuardDuty Accounts by Invitation in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To list trusted IP sets in the current region

The following list-ip-sets example lists the trusted IP sets in your current AWS region.

aws guardduty list-ip-sets \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample

Output:

{
    "IpSetIds": [
        "d4b94fc952d6912b8f3060768example"
    ]
}

For more information, see Working with Trusted IP Lists and Threat Lists in the GuardDuty User Guide.

Example 1: To list only current members in the current Region

The following list-members example lists and provides details of only current member accounts associated with the GuardDuty administrator account, in the current region.

aws guardduty list-members \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample \
    --only-associated="true"

Output:

{
    "Members": [
        {
            "RelationshipStatus": "Enabled",
            "InvitedAt": "2020-06-09T22:49:00.910Z",
            "MasterId": "111122223333",
            "DetectorId": "7ab8b2f61b256c87f793f6a86example",
            "UpdatedAt": "2020-06-09T23:08:22.512Z",
            "Email": "your+member@example.com",
            "AccountId": "123456789012"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Understanding the relationship between GuardDuty administrator account and member accounts in the GuardDuty User Guide.

Example 2: To list all the members in the current Region

The following list-members example lists and provides details of all the member accounts, including those who have been disassociated or have not yet accepted the invite from the GuardDuty administrator, in the current region.

aws guardduty list-members \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample \
    --only-associated="false"

Output:

{
    "Members": [
        {
            "RelationshipStatus": "Enabled",
            "InvitedAt": "2020-06-09T22:49:00.910Z",
            "MasterId": "111122223333",
            "DetectorId": "7ab8b2f61b256c87f793f6a86example",
            "UpdatedAt": "2020-06-09T23:08:22.512Z",
            "Email": "your+other+member@example.com",
            "AccountId": "555555555555"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Understanding the relationship between GuardDuty administrator account and member accounts in the GuardDuty User Guide.

To update a trusted IP set

The following update-ip-set example shows how to update the details of a trusted IP set.

aws guardduty update-ip-set \
    --detector-id 12abc34d567e8fa901bc2d34eexample \
    --ip-set-id d4b94fc952d6912b8f3060768example \
    --location https://amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/customtrustlist2.csv

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Working with Trusted IP Lists and Threat Lists in the GuardDuty User Guide.