Use of plain HTTP.
Default Severity: critical
Explanation
Plain HTTP is unencrypted and human-readable. This means that if a malicious actor was to eavesdrop on your connection, they would be able to see all of your data flowing back and forth.
You should use HTTPS, which is HTTP over an encrypted (TLS) connection, meaning eavesdroppers cannot read your traffic.
Possible Impact
Your traffic is not protected
Suggested Resolution
Switch to HTTPS to benefit from TLS security features
Insecure Example
The following example will fail the aws-elb-http-not-used check.
resource "aws_alb_listener" "bad_example" {
protocol = "HTTP"
}
Secure Example
The following example will pass the aws-elb-http-not-used check.
resource "aws_alb_listener" "good_example" {
protocol = "HTTPS"
}