CloudFront reaches a custom origin over plain HTTP
- Severity
- Low
- Service
- CloudFront
- Check ID
- CLOUDFRONT_ORIGIN_HTTP_ONLY
What this check finds
A custom origin of this distribution uses origin protocol policy HTTP only, or Match viewer under a behaviour that allows HTTP viewers, so traffic between CloudFront and the origin crosses the internet unencrypted. S3 website endpoints, which only speak HTTP, are not reported.
Passing looks like: CloudFront reaches custom origins over HTTPS.
How to fix it
Serve HTTPS on the origin and set its origin protocol policy to HTTPS only.
AWS console
CloudFront → Distributions → select distribution → Origins → select origin → Edit → Protocol → HTTPS only.
Compliance controls it is evidence for
A failing result counts against these controls in KloudLytics; a passing one is evidence towards them. How compliance mapping works
| Framework | Controls |
|---|---|
| PCI-DSS v4.0.1 |
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| NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 (Moderate) |
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| NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 |
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| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A |
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Checked on every scan
KloudLytics runs this check each time it scans a connected AWS account, through a read-only role, and lists every affected resource with its region. On Pro and Business a fix is written for the specific resource rather than the general case above. The exact access it needs