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CloudSploit

AWS / EC2 / Unused Virtual Private Gateway

Quick Info
Plugin Title Unused Virtual Private Gateway
Cloud AWS
Category EC2
Description Ensures that unused Virtual Private Gateways (VGWs) are removed.
More Info Unused VGWs should be remove to follow best practices and to avoid reaching the service limit.
AWS Link https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/s2svpn/delete-vpn.html
Recommended Action Remove the unused Virtual Private Gateways (VGWs)

Detailed Remediation Steps

To detach a virtual private gateway using the console

  1. In the navigation pane, choose Virtual Private Gateways.
  2. Select the virtual private gateway and choose Actions, Detach from VPC.
  3. Choose Yes, Detach.

If you no longer require a detached virtual private gateway, you can delete it. You can't delete a virtual private gateway that's still attached to a VPC. detach it first as mentioned in the above steps.
To delete a virtual private gateway using the console

  1. In the navigation pane, choose Virtual Private Gateways.
  2. Select the virtual private gateway to delete and choose Actions, Delete Virtual Private Gateway.