Amazon Security Hub Standards API

Operations for managing security standards.

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amazon-security-hub-standards-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Amazon Security Hub Administration Standards API
  description: Amazon Security Hub is a cloud security posture management service that aggregates security findings, performs best practice checks, and enables automated remediation across AWS accounts.
  version: '2018-10-26'
  contact:
    name: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/security-hub/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://securityhub.amazonaws.com
  description: Amazon Security Hub API endpoint
tags:
- name: Standards
  description: Operations for managing security standards.
paths:
  /standards:
    get:
      operationId: DescribeStandards
      summary: Amazon Security Hub Describe Standards
      description: Returns a list of the available security standards, including the name, description, and subscription status.
      parameters:
      - name: NextToken
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: MaxResults
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of standards.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  Standards:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        StandardsArn:
                          type: string
                        Name:
                          type: string
                        Description:
                          type: string
                        EnabledByDefault:
                          type: boolean
                  NextToken:
                    type: string
              examples:
                DescribeStandards200Example:
                  summary: Default DescribeStandards 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    AccountId: '123456789012'
                    Region: us-east-1
      tags:
      - Standards
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK