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performing-cloud-penetration-testing-with-pacu
Run authorized AWS penetration tests with Pacu, the open-source AWS exploitation framework, to enumerate IAM configuration, scan for privilege escalation paths, and test data access and lateral movement using compromised credentials. Use when conducting authorized red-team assessments of AWS environments, validating IAM policies and SCPs, or determining the blast radius of compromised AWS credentials.
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# Performing Cloud Penetration Testing with Pacu
## When to Use
- When conducting authorized penetration testing of AWS environments
- When validating the effectiveness of IAM policies, SCPs, and permission boundaries
- When assessing the blast radius of a compromised set of AWS credentials
- When testing detection capabilities of GuardDuty, Security Hub, and custom alerting
- When building red team exercises against AWS cloud infrastructure
**Do not use** for unauthorized testing of any AWS account, for testing AWS infrastructure itself (covered by shared responsibility), for DDoS or volumetric attacks without AWS approval, or for production account testing without explicit authorization and breakglass procedures.
## Prerequisites