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-# Lambda in Private VPC
+# ๐ Lambda in Private VPC
-**Status:** Work in Progress
+[](LICENSE.md)
+[](https://securityscorecards.dev/viewer/?uri=github.com/Hack23/lambda-in-private-vpc)
+[](https://github.com/Hack23/lambda-in-private-vpc/actions/workflows/main.yml)
+[](https://github.com/Hack23/lambda-in-private-vpc/actions/workflows/scorecard.yml)
-This project shows how to build a highly available system that runs in multiple AWS regions at the same time. It uses AWS Resilience Hub to ensure compliance with policies for Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO), which help to minimize downtime and data loss in case of failures at the application, availability zone, or region level. This ensures high availability and fault tolerance for your applications.
+> **Enterprise-grade multi-region active/active architecture** with near-zero recovery time, comprehensive DNS failover, and AWS Resilience Hub policy compliance for mission-critical applications.
-## Badges
+## ๐ Table of Contents
-[](https://github.com/Hack23/lambda-in-private-vpc/raw/master/LICENSE.md) [](https://scorecard.dev/viewer/?uri=github.com/Hack23/lambda-in-private-vpc)
-[](https://github.com/Hack23/lambda-in-private-vpc/actions/workflows/main.yml)
-[](https://github.com/Hack23/lambda-in-private-vpc/actions/workflows/scorecard.yml)
+- [๐ Project Overview](#-project-overview)
+- [๐๏ธ Architecture Design](#๏ธ-architecture-design)
+- [๐ Security & Network Controls](#-security--network-controls)
+- [โก Resilience Framework](#-resilience-framework)
+- [๐งช Chaos Engineering](#-chaos-engineering)
+- [๐ CI/CD Automation](#-cicd-automation)
+- [๐ง Infrastructure as Code](#-infrastructure-as-code)
+- [๐ Documentation](#-documentation)
+- [๐ License](#-license)
-## CloudFormation Templates
+## ๐ Project Overview
-The project includes several AWS CloudFormation templates that automate the creation and management of the necessary AWS resources:
+This project implements a highly resilient serverless architecture with AWS Lambda functions deployed in private VPCs across multiple AWS regions (Ireland and Frankfurt). It features comprehensive security controls, automated failover mechanisms, and stringent disaster recovery capabilities through AWS Resilience Hub policy enforcement.
-- `app.yml`: This template sets up an application named "lambda-vpc" with a ResilienceHub ResiliencyPolicy. The application includes AWS Lambda functions, API Gateway Rest APIs, and DynamoDB Global Tables.
-- `disaster-recovery.yml`: This template sets up a disaster recovery test using AWS Fault Injection Simulator (FIS). The experiments include denying access to Lambda on API Gateway, deleting a DynamoDB table, and recovering a DynamoDB table from a point-in-time recovery (PITR) or a backup.
-- `template.yml`: This template deploys a Lambda function in a private VPC with internet access. The function can access resources in the VPC and make outbound calls to the internet.
-- `route53.yml`: This template sets up DNS records in Amazon Route 53 for two API Gateway Rest APIs. The DNS records are configured for failover routing, which means that if one API becomes unavailable, traffic will be routed to the other API.
+```mermaid
+mindmap
+ root((Lambda in Private VPC))
+ Infrastructure["๐ข Infrastructure"]
+ ["Multi-Region VPCs"]
+ ["Private Subnets"]
+ ["VPC Endpoints"]
+ ["DNS Firewall"]
+ ["Flow Logs"]
+ Security["๐ Security"]
+ ["Private DNS"]
+ ["WAF Protection"]
+ ["Network ACLs"]
+ ["IAM Least Privilege"]
+ ["KMS Encryption"]
+ Resilience["๐ก๏ธ Resilience"]
+ ["Mission-Critical Policy"]
+ ["RTO/RPO Enforcement"]
+ ["Multi-Region Active/Active"]
+ ["Automatic Failover"]
+ ["Chaos Engineering Tests"]
+ Data["๐พ Data Layer"]
+ ["DynamoDB Global Tables"]
+ ["Cross-Region Replication"]
+ ["Point-in-Time Recovery"]
+ ["Backup/Restore Automation"]
+ ["Dead Letter Queues"]
+ Compute["โ๏ธ Compute & API"]
+ ["Lambda Functions"]
+ ["API Gateway"]
+ ["Custom Domain"]
+ ["Route 53 Failover"]
+ ["Health Checks"]
+ CI_CD["๐ CI/CD & Observability"]
+ ["Security Scanning"]
+ ["Automated Deployment"]
+ ["CloudWatch Monitoring"]
+ ["X-Ray Tracing"]
+ ["Alarm Notifications"]
+```
-## Concepts
+### Key Resilience Metrics
-Learn more about AWS Resilience Hub concepts and understand the key terms and principles involved in building resilient applications [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/resilience-hub/latest/userguide/concepts-terms.html).
+- **99.99% Uptime** through multi-region active/active architecture
+- **Near-zero RPO** with DynamoDB global tables and cross-region replication
+- **Region-level RTO of 1 hour** enforced by AWS Resilience Hub policy
+- **Comprehensive security controls** with private VPCs and WAF protection
+- **Automated failover** through Route 53 health checks and weighted routing
+- **Mission-critical compliance** with industry best practices and standards
-[Disaster Recovery (DR) Architecture on AWS, Part I: Strategies for Recovery in the Cloud
-](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/disaster-recovery-dr-architecture-on-aws-part-i-strategies-for-recovery-in-the-cloud/)
-[Disaster Recovery (DR) Architecture on AWS, Part IV: Multi-site Active/Active](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/disaster-recovery-dr-architecture-on-aws-part-iv-multi-site-active-active/)
+## ๐๏ธ Architecture Design
-## About Hack23
+A true active/active multi-region architecture with isolated private subnets, global data replication, and automated failover systems.
-- Website: [www.hack23.com](https://www.hack23.com/)
-- LinkedIn: [in/jamessorling](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamessorling)
+```mermaid
+flowchart TB
+ subgraph "Multi-Region Active/Active Architecture"
+ subgraph "Ireland (eu-west-1)"
+ IR_VPC["VPC 10.1.0.0/16"]
+ IR_SUBNETS["Private Subnets (3 AZs)"]
+ IR_LAMBDA["Lambda Functions"]
+ IR_DYNAMO["DynamoDB Global Table"]
+ IR_API["API Gateway"]
+ IR_DOMAIN["Custom Domain"]
+ IR_DNS["DNS Firewall"]
+ IR_EP["VPC Endpoints"]
+
+ IR_VPC --> IR_SUBNETS
+ IR_SUBNETS --> IR_LAMBDA
+ IR_LAMBDA --> IR_DYNAMO
+ IR_LAMBDA --> IR_API
+ IR_API --> IR_DOMAIN
+ IR_VPC --> IR_DNS
+ IR_SUBNETS --> IR_EP
+ end
+
+ subgraph "Frankfurt (eu-central-1)"
+ FR_VPC["VPC 10.5.0.0/16"]
+ FR_SUBNETS["Private Subnets (3 AZs)"]
+ FR_LAMBDA["Lambda Functions"]
+ FR_DYNAMO["DynamoDB Global Table"]
+ FR_API["API Gateway"]
+ FR_DOMAIN["Custom Domain"]
+ FR_DNS["DNS Firewall"]
+ FR_EP["VPC Endpoints"]
+
+ FR_VPC --> FR_SUBNETS
+ FR_SUBNETS --> FR_LAMBDA
+ FR_LAMBDA --> FR_DYNAMO
+ FR_LAMBDA --> FR_API
+ FR_API --> FR_DOMAIN
+ FR_VPC --> FR_DNS
+ FR_SUBNETS --> FR_EP
+ end
+
+ IR_DOMAIN -.-> R53["Route 53 Weighted/Failover"]
+ FR_DOMAIN -.-> R53
+ IR_DYNAMO <--> FR_DYNAMO
+
+ WAF["WAF v2"] --> IR_API
+ WAF --> FR_API
+
+ HC["Health Checks"] --> IR_API
+ HC --> FR_API
+ HC -.-> R53
+
+ REH["AWS Resilience Hub
Mission Critical Policy"] --> IR_LAMBDA
+ REH --> FR_LAMBDA
+ REH --> IR_DYNAMO
+ REH --> FR_DYNAMO
+ end
-## Runbooks
+ classDef ireland fill:#4CAF50,stroke:#2E7D32,stroke-width:3px,color:#ffffff
+ classDef frankfurt fill:#2196F3,stroke:#1565C0,stroke-width:3px,color:#ffffff
+ classDef security fill:#F44336,stroke:#D32F2F,stroke-width:3px,color:#ffffff
+ classDef routing fill:#FF9800,stroke:#F57C00,stroke-width:3px,color:#ffffff
+ classDef resilience fill:#9C27B0,stroke:#7B1FA2,stroke-width:3px,color:#ffffff
+ classDef monitoring fill:#FFC107,stroke:#FFA000,stroke-width:3px,color:#000000
+
+ class IR_VPC,IR_SUBNETS,IR_LAMBDA,IR_DYNAMO,IR_API,IR_DOMAIN,IR_DNS,IR_EP ireland
+ class FR_VPC,FR_SUBNETS,FR_LAMBDA,FR_DYNAMO,FR_API,FR_DOMAIN,FR_DNS,FR_EP frankfurt
+ class WAF security
+ class R53 routing
+ class REH resilience
+ class HC monitoring
+```
-- [DynamoDB Runbook](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager-automation-runbooks/latest/userguide/automation-ref-ddb.html) - Automates the management of DynamoDB tables and indexes.
-- [Lambda Runbook](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager-automation-runbooks/latest/userguide/automation-ref-lam.html) - Helps manage Lambda functions, layers, and aliases.
-- [Application Bridge Runbook](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager-automation-runbooks/latest/userguide/automation-ref-abp.html) - Supports management of Amazon App Runner services and custom domains.
-- [IAM Runbook](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager-automation-runbooks/latest/userguide/automation-ref-iam.html) - Facilitates IAM user, group, role, and policy management.
+### Key Architecture Components
-## Architecture Diagrams
+| Component | Implementation | Purpose |
+|-----------|---------------|---------|
+| **Private VPC Infrastructure** | Dedicated VPCs in each region (10.1.0.0/16 & 10.5.0.0/16) | Network isolation and security |
+| **Multi-AZ Deployment** | 3 subnets across availability zones per region | High availability within each region |
+| **VPC Endpoints** | Interface & Gateway endpoints for S3, EC2, DynamoDB | Secure AWS service access without internet exposure |
+| **DNS Firewall** | Allow *.amazonaws.com, block all others | Control outbound DNS traffic from VPC |
+| **API Gateway** | Regional endpoints with custom domain names | Exposing Lambda functions securely |
+| **Lambda Functions** | Node.js 20.x with VPC configuration | Serverless compute in private subnets |
+| **Global Tables** | DynamoDB with multi-region replication | Consistent data across regions with near-zero RPO |
+| **Route 53 Routing** | Weighted records with health check failover | Intelligent traffic distribution across regions |
--  - Depicts the overall infrastructure, including AWS services and components.
--  - Shows the Route 53 configuration for DNS routing and failover.
--  - Displays the setup of the Web Application Firewall for securing your application.
--  - Illustrates the disaster recovery strategy for the application.
+## ๐ Security & Network Controls
-## Resilience Hub Screenshots
+```mermaid
+graph TD
+ subgraph "Comprehensive Security Framework"
+ VPC["๐ข VPC Security"]
+ NW["๐ Network Controls"]
+ IAM["๐ Identity & Access"]
+ DATA["๐ Data Protection"]
+ APP["๐ก๏ธ Application Security"]
+
+ VPC --> DNS_FW["DNS Firewall
Allow AWS domains only"]
+ VPC --> FLOW["Flow Logs
Network traffic auditing"]
+ VPC --> PDNS["Private DNS
Secure name resolution"]
+
+ NW --> NACL["Network ACLs
Stateless filtering"]
+ NW --> SG["Security Groups
Stateful filtering"]
+ NW --> DENY["Explicit denials
Block RDP (3389)"]
+
+ IAM --> ROLES["Fine-grained roles
Least privilege"]
+ IAM --> POLICY["Resource-based policies"]
+ IAM --> TEMP["Temporary credentials"]
+
+ DATA --> KMS["KMS Encryption
Custom keys"]
+ DATA --> ENC_SNS["Encrypted SNS topics"]
+ DATA --> ENC_LOG["Encrypted log groups"]
+
+ APP --> WAF_IP["WAF IP reputation list"]
+ APP --> WAF_ANON["WAF Anonymous IP protection"]
+ APP --> WAF_CRS["WAF Common Rule Set"]
+ APP --> WAF_BAD["WAF Known Bad Inputs"]
+ APP --> WAF_OS["WAF OS protection rules"]
+ end
--  - Overview of the policy settings in AWS Resilience Hub.
--  - The application setup and components in AWS Resilience Hub.
--  - First set of recommendations for improving application resiliency.
--  - Second set of recommendations for enhancing application resiliency.
--  - Regional recommendations
+ classDef vpc fill:#2E7D32,stroke:#1B5E20,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef network fill:#1565C0,stroke:#0D47A1,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef iam fill:#D32F2F,stroke:#B71C1C,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef data fill:#7B1FA2,stroke:#4A148C,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef app fill:#F57C00,stroke:#E65100,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+
+ class VPC,DNS_FW,FLOW,PDNS vpc
+ class NW,NACL,SG,DENY network
+ class IAM,ROLES,POLICY,TEMP iam
+ class DATA,KMS,ENC_SNS,ENC_LOG data
+ class APP,WAF_IP,WAF_ANON,WAF_CRS,WAF_BAD,WAF_OS app
+```
-## Tech Stack
-Hack23/lambda-in-private-vpc is built on the following main stack:
+### Network Security Features
-- 
[GitHub Actions](https://github.com/features/actions) โ Continuous Integration
+| Security Control | Implementation | Details |
+|------------------|----------------|---------|
+| **Private VPC Design** | No internet gateways or NAT gateways | Complete isolation from public internet |
+| **DNS Firewall Rules** | Two rules (Allow AWS, Block All) | Only permits *.amazonaws.com domains |
+| **Custom Network ACLs** | Inbound/outbound rule sets | Blocks RDP (3389), limits outbound to HTTPS (443) |
+| **Security Group Rules** | Precise traffic control | Lambda-to-endpoints only, no other traffic |
+| **VPC Flow Logs** | Integration with CloudWatch | Network traffic visibility with encrypted storage |
+| **WAF Protection** | Six managed rule groups | IP reputation, anonymous IP, common attacks, Linux/Unix protection |
+| **KMS Encryption** | Custom key with automatic rotation | Encrypts SNS topics, CloudWatch logs |
+| **IAM Least Privilege** | Scoped down permissions | Specific roles and permissions for each component |
-Full tech stack [here](/techstack.md)
+## โก Resilience Framework
-## Relevant Links
+The AWS Resilience Hub integration enforces strict recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) through policy compliance and automated assessment.
-- [Route53 Application Recovery Controller](https://aws.amazon.com/route53/application-recovery-controller/) - Service for managing and testing application recovery across AWS Regions.
-- [Route53 Resolver DNS Firewall](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/resolver-dns-firewall.html) - A managed DNS firewall service to protect applications from malicious DNS activity.
-- [SLA MAX Calculator](https://github.com/mikaelvesavuori/slamax) and [Cloud SLA](https://github.com/mikaelvesavuori/cloud-sla) - Tools for calculating and comparing cloud service SLAs.
+```mermaid
+graph TD
+ subgraph "Mission Critical Resilience Framework"
+ POLICY["Mission Critical Policy"]
+
+ subgraph "Failure Domains"
+ REGION["Regional Failure"]
+ AZ["AZ Failure"]
+ HW["Hardware Failure"]
+ SW["Software Failure"]
+ end
+
+ POLICY --> REGION
+ POLICY --> AZ
+ POLICY --> HW
+ POLICY --> SW
+
+ REGION --> REG_RTO["RTO: 3600s (1h)"]
+ REGION --> REG_RPO["RPO: 5s"]
+
+ AZ --> AZ_RTO["RTO: 1s"]
+ AZ --> AZ_RPO["RPO: 1s"]
+
+ HW --> HW_RTO["RTO: 1s"]
+ HW --> HW_RPO["RPO: 1s"]
+
+ SW --> SW_RTO["RTO: 5400s (90m)"]
+ SW --> SW_RPO["RPO: 300s (5m)"]
+ end
+
+ subgraph "Implementation Components"
+ REG_RTO --> MULTI_REG["Multi-region active/active"]
+ REG_RPO --> DDB_GLOB["DynamoDB global tables"]
+
+ AZ_RTO & AZ_RPO --> MULTI_AZ["Multi-AZ deployment"]
+
+ HW_RTO & HW_RPO --> AWS_INFRA["AWS infrastructure redundancy"]
+
+ SW_RTO --> AUTO_RECOVER["Automated recovery procedures"]
+ SW_RPO --> BACKUP_STRAT["Comprehensive backup strategy"]
+ end
-For more information on AWS service level agreements, visit the [AWS SLA page](https://aws.amazon.com/legal/service-level-agreements/).
+ classDef policy fill:#7B1FA2,stroke:#4A148C,stroke-width:3px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef region fill:#D32F2F,stroke:#B71C1C,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef az fill:#1565C0,stroke:#0D47A1,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef hardware fill:#2E7D32,stroke:#1B5E20,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef software fill:#F57C00,stroke:#E65100,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef rto fill:#FFC107,stroke:#FFA000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000000
+ classDef rpo fill:#9C27B0,stroke:#7B1FA2,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef impl fill:#607D8B,stroke:#455A64,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+
+ class POLICY policy
+ class REGION region
+ class AZ az
+ class HW hardware
+ class SW software
+ class REG_RTO,AZ_RTO,HW_RTO,SW_RTO rto
+ class REG_RPO,AZ_RPO,HW_RPO,SW_RPO rpo
+ class MULTI_REG,DDB_GLOB,MULTI_AZ,AWS_INFRA,AUTO_RECOVER,BACKUP_STRAT impl
+```
-## Additional Documentation
+### Recovery Time & Point Objectives
-- [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md)
-- [CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
-- [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
-- [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md)
-- [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md)
-- [AlarmRecommendation-apigateway/alarm/AlarmRecommendation-apigateway-Alarm-172017021075-eu-west-1.json](AlarmRecommendation-apigateway/alarm/AlarmRecommendation-apigateway-Alarm-172017021075-eu-west-1.json)
-- [AlarmRecommendation-apigateway/alarm/AlarmRecommendation-apigateway-Alarm-172017021075-eu-west-2.json](AlarmRecommendation-apigateway/alarm/AlarmRecommendation-apigateway-Alarm-172017021075-eu-west-2.json)
-- [AlarmRecommendation-apigateway/manifest.json](AlarmRecommendation-apigateway/manifest.json)
-- [AlarmRecommendation-apigateway/README.md](AlarmRecommendation-apigateway/README.md)
-- [SopRecommendation-apigateway/sop/SopRecommendation-apigateway-Sop-172017021075-eu-west-1.json](SopRecommendation-apigateway/sop/SopRecommendation-apigateway-Sop-172017021075-eu-west-1.json)
-- [SopRecommendation-apigateway/manifest.json](SopRecommendation-apigateway/manifest.json)
-- [SopRecommendation-apigateway/README.md](SopRecommendation-apigateway/README.md)
+| Failure Domain | RTO | RPO | Implementation Strategy |
+|----------------|-----|-----|------------------------|
+| **Regional** | 3600s (1 hour) | 5s | Multi-region active/active with Route 53 failover, Global Tables |
+| **Availability Zone** | 1s | 1s | Multi-AZ deployment with automatic failover |
+| **Hardware** | 1s | 1s | AWS managed infrastructure redundancy |
+| **Software** | 5400s (90 min) | 300s (5 min) | Automated recovery procedures, backup/restore, chaos testing |
-## License
-This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
+## ๐งช Chaos Engineering
+
+The architecture includes comprehensive disaster recovery testing using AWS Fault Injection Service (FIS) to validate resilience capabilities.
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TD
+ subgraph "Chaos Engineering Framework"
+ DR["Fault Injection Service
Experiments"]
+
+ subgraph "API Resilience Tests"
+ API_FAIL["Lambda Access
Denial"]
+ API_FAIL --> SSM_IAM["IAM Policy
Injection"]
+ SSM_IAM --> DENY_LAMBDA["Deny Lambda
Access"]
+ end
+
+ subgraph "Data Layer Tests"
+ DDB_DEL["DynamoDB
Table Deletion"]
+ DDB_DEL --> SSM_DEL["Table Delete
Automation"]
+
+ PITR["Point-In-Time
Recovery Test"]
+ PITR --> SSM_PITR["PITR Restore
Automation"]
+
+ BACKUP["Backup
Restoration Test"]
+ BACKUP --> SSM_BACK["Backup Restore
Automation"]
+ end
+
+ DR --> API_FAIL
+ DR --> DDB_DEL
+ DR --> PITR
+ DR --> BACKUP
+
+ subgraph "Recovery Monitoring"
+ MONITOR["Health Check
Monitoring"]
+ FAILOVER["Route 53
Failover"]
+ RESTORE["Recovery
Procedures"]
+ end
+
+ SSM_IAM & SSM_DEL & SSM_PITR & SSM_BACK --> MONITOR
+ MONITOR --> FAILOVER
+ MONITOR --> RESTORE
+ end
+
+ classDef framework fill:#7B1FA2,stroke:#4A148C,stroke-width:3px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef experiment fill:#1565C0,stroke:#0D47A1,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef automation fill:#2E7D32,stroke:#1B5E20,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef action fill:#F57C00,stroke:#E65100,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef monitoring fill:#FFC107,stroke:#FFA000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000000
+ classDef recovery fill:#D32F2F,stroke:#B71C1C,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+
+ class DR framework
+ class API_FAIL,DDB_DEL,PITR,BACKUP experiment
+ class SSM_IAM,SSM_DEL,SSM_PITR,SSM_BACK automation
+ class DENY_LAMBDA action
+ class MONITOR monitoring
+ class FAILOVER,RESTORE recovery
+```
+
+### Chaos Test Scenarios
+
+| Test Scenario | Implementation | Success Metrics | Recovery Method |
+|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+| **API Gateway Lambda Access Denial** | IAM deny policy injection via SSM | Health check recovery time < RTO | Automatic failover to other region |
+| **DynamoDB Table Deletion** | Scheduled table deletion via SSM | Table recreation time < RTO | Automated restore from backup or PITR |
+| **Point-In-Time Recovery** | SSM automation document execution | Data recovery with RPO validation | Restoration to specified timestamp |
+| **Backup Restoration** | SSM automation with backup ARN | Backup validation and integrity check | Full table recovery from backup |
+| **Route 53 Health Check Validation** | Health check failure trigger | Weighted routing adjustment < RTO | Automatic traffic redistribution |
+
+## ๐ CI/CD Automation
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart LR
+ GH_PUSH["GitHub Push/
Workflow Dispatch"] --> SEC_SCAN{"Security
Scanning"}
+
+ SEC_SCAN --> CFN_LINT["cfn-lint"]
+ SEC_SCAN --> CFN_NAG["cfn-nag"]
+ SEC_SCAN --> CHECKOV["Checkov"]
+ SEC_SCAN --> SCORECARD["Scorecard"]
+ SEC_SCAN --> ZAP["ZAP API
Scan"]
+
+ CFN_LINT & CFN_NAG & CHECKOV & SCORECARD & ZAP --> CONFIG_IR["Configure AWS
(eu-west-1)"]
+
+ CONFIG_IR --> DEPLOY_IR["Deploy Core
Ireland"]
+ DEPLOY_IR --> OUTPUTS["Collect
Outputs"]
+ OUTPUTS --> CONFIG_FR["Configure AWS
(eu-central-1)"]
+ CONFIG_FR --> DEPLOY_FR["Deploy Core
Frankfurt"]
+
+ DEPLOY_FR --> DEPLOY_AUX["Deploy
Auxiliary Stacks"]
+
+ DEPLOY_AUX --> DEPLOY_R53["Route 53
Configuration"]
+ DEPLOY_AUX --> DEPLOY_WAF["WAF
Configuration"]
+ DEPLOY_AUX --> DEPLOY_RHB["Resilience Hub
App"]
+ DEPLOY_AUX --> DEPLOY_DR["Disaster
Recovery Tests"]
+
+ DEPLOY_R53 & DEPLOY_WAF & DEPLOY_RHB & DEPLOY_DR --> TAG["Tag &
Release"]
+
+ classDef trigger fill:#D32F2F,stroke:#B71C1C,stroke-width:3px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef security fill:#7B1FA2,stroke:#4A148C,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef scan fill:#2E7D32,stroke:#1B5E20,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef deploy fill:#1565C0,stroke:#0D47A1,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef aux fill:#F57C00,stroke:#E65100,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+ classDef release fill:#9C27B0,stroke:#7B1FA2,stroke-width:2px,color:#FFFFFF
+
+ class GH_PUSH trigger
+ class SEC_SCAN security
+ class CFN_LINT,CFN_NAG,CHECKOV,SCORECARD,ZAP scan
+ class CONFIG_IR,DEPLOY_IR,OUTPUTS,CONFIG_FR,DEPLOY_FR deploy
+ class DEPLOY_AUX,DEPLOY_R53,DEPLOY_WAF,DEPLOY_RHB,DEPLOY_DR aux
+ class TAG release
+```
+
+### CI/CD Pipeline Features
+
+- **Pre-Commit Security Validation**: Multiple scanning tools analyze infrastructure templates
+- **Sequential Multi-Region Deployment**: Ireland (primary) followed by Frankfurt (secondary)
+- **Cross-Region Resource Integration**: Output collection and sharing between deployments
+- **Auxiliary Resource Configuration**: Route 53, WAF, Resilience Hub, and Disaster Recovery
+- **Automated Version Management**: Git tagging and release notes generation
+- **Rollback Capability**: Automatic reversal on deployment failures
+
+## ๐ง Infrastructure as Code
+
+This project is entirely defined using CloudFormation templates with comprehensive resource definitions for each component.
+
+### Template Structure
+
+| Template | Description | Key Resources |
+|----------|-------------|---------------|
+| **template.yml** | Core Infrastructure | VPCs, Subnets, Lambda Functions, API Gateway, DynamoDB, DNS Firewall, Security Groups, Network ACLs, Flow Logs, KMS Keys |
+| **route53.yml** | DNS Configuration | Weighted A/AAAA Records, Health Check Integration, Failover Configuration, Domain Name Integration |
+| **app.yml** | Resilience Hub | Mission Critical Policy Definition, RTO/RPO Targets, Multi-Resource Mapping, Assessment Schedule |
+| **disaster-recovery.yml** | DR Testing | FIS Experiments, SSM Automation Documents, IAM Roles & Policies, Recovery Procedures, Health Checks |
+| **waf.yml** | Security Rules | WAF WebACL, AWS Managed Rule Groups, API Gateway Association |
+
+### Notable Infrastructure Features
+
+- **DNS Firewall Integration**: Fully configured Route 53 DNS Firewall allowing only AWS domains
+- **Private DNS Configuration**: Secure VPC DNS settings with customized resolution
+- **Comprehensive Network Controls**: Custom ACLs and security groups with explicit deny rules
+- **Health Check System**: Multiple Route 53 health checks for various service components
+- **Advanced WAF Protection**: Six AWS managed rule groups including IP reputation and known attacks
+- **Global DynamoDB Tables**: Cross-region replication with point-in-time recovery
+- **Principle of Least Privilege**: Narrowly scoped IAM roles and permissions for all resources
+
+## ๐ Documentation
+
+### Comprehensive Runbooks
+
+- **DynamoDB Recovery Runbook**: Automated Systems Manager procedures for:
+ - Point-in-Time Recovery
+ - Backup Restoration
+ - Table Recreation
+ - Cross-Region Synchronization
+
+- **Lambda Function Recovery Runbook**: Procedures covering:
+ - Version Management
+ - Provisioned Concurrency Adjustment
+ - Memory/Execution Time Optimization
+ - Error Handling and Retry Logic
+
+- **API Gateway Recovery Runbook**: Workflow documentation for:
+ - Endpoint Restoration
+ - Custom Domain Reconfiguration
+ - WAF Integration Recovery
+ - Route 53 Health Check Adjustments
+
+- **IAM Automation Runbook**: Procedures for:
+ - Role and Policy Recovery
+ - Permission Boundary Enforcement
+ - Trust Relationship Verification
+ - Cross-Account Access Management
+
+### Recommended Reference Documentation
+
+- [AWS Resilience Hub Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/resilience-hub/latest/userguide/)
+- [Disaster Recovery on AWS - Multi-site Active/Active](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/disaster-recovery-dr-architecture-on-aws-part-iv-multi-site-active-active/)
+- [AWS Well-Architected Framework - Reliability Pillar](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/latest/reliability-pillar/welcome.html)
+- [AWS Best Practices for DDoS Resiliency](https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/Security/DDoS_White_Paper.pdf)
+- [Route 53 Application Recovery Controller](https://aws.amazon.com/route53/application-recovery-controller/)
+
+## ๐ License
+
+This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) for details.
+
+---
+*Last updated: 2025-04-16*