{
  "Provider": "aws",
  "CheckID": "iam_avoid_root_usage",
  "CheckTitle": "Avoid the use of the root accounts",
  "CheckType": ["Software and Configuration Checks", "Industry and Regulatory Standards" ,"CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark"],
  "ServiceName": "iam",
  "SubServiceName": "",
  "ResourceIdTemplate": "arn:partition:service:region:account-id:resource-id",
  "Severity": "high",
  "ResourceType": "AwsIamUser",
  "Description": "Avoid the use of the root account",
  "Risk": "The root account has unrestricted access to all resources in the AWS account. It is highly recommended that the use of this account be avoided.",
  "RelatedUrl": "",
  "Remediation": {
    "Code": {
      "CLI": "",
      "NativeIaC": "",
      "Other": "",
      "Terraform": ""
    },
    "Recommendation": {
      "Text": "Follow the remediation instructions of the Ensure IAM policies are attached only to groups or roles recommendation.",
      "Url": "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html"
    }
  },
  "Categories": [],
  "Tags": {
    "Tag1Key": "value",
    "Tag2Key": "value"
  },
  "DependsOn": [],
  "RelatedTo": [],
  "Notes": "",
  "Compliance": [
    {
      "Control": [
        "1.1"
      ],
      "Framework": "CIS-AWS",
      "Group": [
        "level1"
      ],
      "Version": "1.4"
    }
  ]
}
