This topic describes the release notes for Cloud Config and provides links to the relevant references.
June 2024
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Support of compliant snapshot delivery | Full evaluation results of rules are delivered to Simple Log Service at a scheduled time. This provides visualized reports or analysis for compliance results. | 2024-06-14 | All regions |
May 2024
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Update on the compliance package templates | The following compliance package templates are available: ComplianceCheckForSOC2 and ComplianceCheckForISO-27001. | 2024-05-24 | All regions |
February 2024
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Support of an account group for a folder | Account groups for folders are supported. Cloud Config can be associated with a specific folder in a resource directory to synchronize changes of the members in the folder to Cloud Config. | 2024-02-28 | All regions |
December 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Compliance package import and export | Compliance packages can be exported as templates. This feature allows you to share and modify compliance packages in an efficient manner. You can use the templates to import and generate compliance packages for other accounts or account groups in an efficient manner. | 2023-12-30 | All regions | |
Integration of Cloud Config general quotas and Quota Center | General quotas of Cloud Config are integrated with Quota Center. You can submit an application in the Quota Center console to increase the quotas of items such as rules and account groups. | 2023-12-15 | All regions |
November 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Event delivery for integration services | Event delivery for integration services can be enabled or disabled. After Cloud Config is activated, non-compliance events are automatically delivered to EventBridge and CloudMonitor. | 2023-11-30 | All regions |
October 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Update on the compliance package templates | The following compliance package templates are available: GxPComplianceCheckForEU11, CNGMPComplianceCheck, BestPracticesForWAFSecurityPillar, BestPracticesForChangeManagement, BestPracticesForResourceExpirationReminders, BestPracticesForEnablingResourceBackup, and BestPracticesForRedis. | 2023-10-30 | All regions |
September 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Creation of a custom rule based on conditions | A rule can be customized in a visualized manner or by using scripts. | 2023-09-19 | All regions |
May 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Compliance library | The compliance package templates, rule templates, and remediation templates that are supported by Cloud Config can be viewed and enabled in the compliance library. | 2023-05-16 | All regions |
April 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Custom remediation | Custom remediation can be configured for a rule. Non-compliant resources can be remediated by using Function Compute. | 2023-04-30 | All regions |
January 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Update on the compliance package templates | The BestPracticeForIdleResourceDetection compliance package template is available. A compliance package that is created from the template can be used to check whether the purchased resources of Alibaba Cloud services are idle. Alibaba Cloud services include Elastic IP Address (EIP), Internet Shared Bandwidth, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), and VPN Gateway. If resources are purchased but not used, resource waste may occur. We recommend that you identify idle resources and process the resources at the earliest opportunity. | 2023-01-16 | All regions | |
Update on the compliance package templates | The BestPracticeForMultiZoneArchitecture compliance package template is available. A compliance package that is created from the template can be used to check whether the existing Alibaba Cloud resources use the high-availability architecture. The system can provide optimization suggestions based on the check result to reduce availability risks. | 2023-01-12 | All regions | |
Update on the compliance package templates | The PCIDSSDataSecurityStandard compliance package template is available. Based on the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) V4.0 baseline, compliance packages that are created from the template can protect account data and provide specific suggestions and compliance checks based on cloud resource usage and management. | 2023-01-05 | All regions |
November 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Evaluation rules | When you create stacks in the Resource Orchestration Service (ROS) console, you can select the required rules to check the compliance status of the cloud resources in the specified ROS template. | 2022-11-18 | All regions |
October 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Optimized evaluation reports of compliance packages | Evaluation reports can be downloaded on the Rules and Compliance Package pages and the information about resource tags is displayed on the pages. | 2022-10-26 | All regions |
September 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Optimized Overview page | On the Overview page, you can enable a compliance package, view the compliance trend of the previous 180 days, view the existing non-compliant resources, and view the statistics on evaluation results by rule. | 2022-09-07 | All regions |
August 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Update on the compliance package templates | The BestPracticesForInternetAccess compliance package template is available. A compliance package that is created from the template can be used to check whether Internet access is enabled for common Alibaba Cloud resources. This way, risks can be identified at the earliest opportunity. | 2022-08-31 | All regions |
June 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Tags specified for rules | Custom tags can be specified for rules to categorize and manage the rules. | 2022-06-29 | All regions | N/A |
Update on the compliance package templates | The BestPracticesForResourceStability compliance package template is available. A compliance package that is created from the template can be used to monitor the stability of cloud resources from the following six dimensions: high-availability infrastructure, capacity protection, change management, monitoring management, backup management, and fault isolation. This helps detect risks at the earliest opportunity and improve the stability and O&M efficiency of cloud resources. | 2022-06-03 | All regions |
April 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Delegated administrator accounts | The management account of a resource directory can specify a member in the resource directory as the delegated administrator account of Cloud Config. | 2022-04-20 | All regions |
March 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Automatic delivery of non-compliance events to CloudMonitor | Cloud Config can automatically deliver non-compliance events to CloudMonitor. You can configure alert rules for the non-compliance events of Cloud Config in the CloudMonitor console. | 2022-03-16 | All regions | Use CloudMonitor to trigger alert notifications for non-compliance events |
January 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Advanced searches for resources | Cloud Config supports the following types of advanced searches:
| 2022-01-21 | All regions | |
Integration service settings | Cloud Config can deliver configuration change events and non-compliance events to EventBridge. This way, Cloud Config provides an all-in-one solution for event consumption and delivery. | 2022-01-21 | All regions |
November 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Update on the compliance package templates | The GovernanceCenterCompliancePractices compliance package template is available. | 2021-11-02 | All regions |
April 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Update on the compliance package templates | The following compliance package templates are available:
| 2021-04-20 | All regions |
March 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Update on the compliance package templates | The following compliance package templates are available:
| 2021-03-31 | All regions | |
Update on the compliance package templates | A compliance package template is a collection of managed rules that are created by Cloud Config based on various compliance scenarios. Compliance package templates allow you to dynamically and continuously monitor the compliance of your cloud resources. The following compliance package templates are available:
| 2021-03-15 | All regions | |
Account groups | Cloud Config provides the account group feature to replace Cloud Config for Enterprise. You can specify multiple member in an account group to manage the compliance data of the resources within these accounts in a centralized manner. In addition, you can divide members into multiple account groups to implement differentiated compliance management for your enterprise. | 2021-03-10 | All regions |
December 2020
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Integration with ActionTrail events | Cloud Config is integrated with ActionTrail. You can view the details of operations performed by using the current Alibaba Cloud account and its Resource Access Management (RAM) users in the last 90 days in the Cloud Config console. These operations include access to the Cloud Config console and OpenAPI Explorer. They are recorded by ActionTrail as events. | 2020-12-16 | All regions |
August 2020
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Delivery of resource-related logs to Simple Log Service | Resource-related logs can be delivered to a specific Simple Log Service Logstore. | 2020-08-18 | All regions |
March 2020
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Remediation settings | A remediation template can be specified for a rule. If Cloud Config detects that specific resource configurations violate this rule, the remediation template can be used to automatically or manually remediate the non-compliant configurations to ensure the continuous compliance of the cloud resources. | 2020-03-20 | All regions |
February 2020
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Delivery of resource event notifications to Simple Message Queue (formerly MNS) | Notifications of resource change events, resource non-compliance events, and resource snapshot delivery events can be delivered to a specific SMQ topic. | 2020-02-26 | All regions |
January 2020
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Risk levels for rules | You can define risk levels for rules to determine which rules you want to focus on when different rules have non-compliance evaluation results. | 2020-01-15 | All regions | |
Display of associated resources | The details page of a resource displays the resources that are associated with the resource. | 2020-01-15 | All regions | |
Simplified display of non-compliance information | The non-compliance information is structured and displayed in a list. This helps you identify non-compliant configurations with ease. | 2020-01-15 | All regions |
December 2019
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Delivery of resource snapshots to Object Storage Service (OSS) | Resource snapshots, including resource change snapshots and scheduled resource snapshots, can be delivered to a specific OSS bucket. | 2019-12-30 | All regions | |
Supported Alibaba Cloud services | Cloud Config is integrated with more Alibaba Cloud services. | 2019-12-30 | All regions | Alibaba Cloud services and resource types supported by Cloud Config |
Release on the international site (alibabacloud.com) | Cloud Config is released for public preview on the international site (alibabacloud.com) and supports all regions outside the Chinese mainland. | 2019-12-20 | All regions |
November 2019
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Custom rules | In addition to the managed rules provided by Cloud Config, custom rules can be created by using Function Compute. | 2019-11-10 | Regions supported by the China site (aliyun.com) |
October 2019
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Managed rules | Cloud Config provides more managed rules that can be directly used. | 2019-10-30 | Regions supported by the China site (aliyun.com) | |
Supported Alibaba Cloud services | Cloud Config is integrated with more Alibaba Cloud services. | 2019-10-15 | Regions supported by the China site (aliyun.com) | Alibaba Cloud services and resource types supported by Cloud Config |
September 2019
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Optimized resource searches | Resources can be filtered by type, region, and compliance status, and searched by resource ID. | 2019-09-30 | Regions supported by the China site (aliyun.com) | |
Overview page | The Overview page is provided to display a statistical view of resource distribution, compliance status, and recent changes. | 2019-09-20 | Regions supported by the China site (aliyun.com) | |
Managed rules | Cloud Config provides more managed rules that can be directly used. | 2019-09-20 | Regions supported by the China site (aliyun.com) | |
Continuous compliance evaluation |
| 2019-09-15 | Regions supported by the China site (aliyun.com) |
August 2019
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Public preview of Cloud Config |
| 2019-08-31 | Regions supported by the China site (aliyun.com) |
