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Load Balancer#

methodaws provides the capability to enumerate AWS Load Balancers including both Classic Load Balancers (v1) and Application/Network Load Balancers (v2).

Usage#

methodaws load-balancer [command]

Commands#

Enumerate#

Usage#

methodaws load-balancer enumerate --regions <regions> --versions <versions>

Examples#

# Enumerate all load balancer types in us-east-1
methodaws load-balancer enumerate --regions us-east-1

# Enumerate only Application/Network Load Balancers (v2)
methodaws load-balancer enumerate --regions us-east-1 --versions V2

# Enumerate only Classic Load Balancers (v1)
methodaws load-balancer enumerate --regions us-east-1 --versions V1

# Enumerate specific versions in multiple regions
methodaws load-balancer enumerate --regions us-east-1 --regions us-west-2 --versions V1 --versions V2

Flags#

--versions#

Specify which load balancer versions to enumerate: - V1: Classic Load Balancers (ELB) - V2: Application Load Balancers (ALB) and Network Load Balancers (NLB)

Default: ["V1", "V2"] (both versions)

Resources Enumerated#

The Load Balancer enumerate command gathers information about:

Classic Load Balancers (V1)#

  • Load balancer configurations
  • Listeners with separate frontend and backend port/protocol settings
  • Instance registrations
  • Security groups
  • Subnets and availability zones

Application/Network/Gateway Load Balancers (V2)#

  • Load balancer configurations
  • Target groups and targets
  • Listeners and their default forwarding target-group references, including configured weights
  • Listener certificate references
  • Security groups and subnets

Non-default listener rules are not collected. A target group listed under a load balancer is not automatically the destination of every listener. Default forwarding references include zero-weight targets and describe configuration, not proof of active forwarding or reachability.

Classic instance registrations do not carry a target port. Use each listener's backend port and protocol; these settings are not copied onto all registered instances.

Output#

The output includes detailed information about your load balancers and their configurations in the specified output format (signal, JSON, or YAML).

Security Considerations#

When enumerating load balancers, methodaws will collect: - Security group associations - SSL/TLS certificate information - Registered targets, without a determination of target health - Network configuration details