# AWS Config ## Essentials * Visibility into resource configurations * Detailed configurations * Snapshots of resource inventory * Deliver reports to S3 * Relationships between resources * e.g. Which resources use a particular security group? * Historical timelines * Integrates with Cloudtrail * Notifications * Resource is created, modified, or deleted * Configuration stream deliver to SNS topic ### Config Rules * Evaluates compliance * Managed Rules * Provided by AWS * e.g. IS EBS volume encrypted, only approved AMIs used * Custom Rules * Lambda function --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://gitbook.nicacton.com/cloud-computing/aws/monitoring/aws-config.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.