How AI Wrote My Terraform (and Almost Opened My Cloud!) – All Code & Checklist Inside

Did you see the latest episode, where I let AI write Terraform for AWS… and nearly created a security nightmare?
If not, this is your chance to get all the code, safe templates, and a checklist for secure cloud automation—straight from the frontlines.

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1. AI vs. Cloud Security—Real Demo Recap

In this episode, I used my local AI (via a Python script with Ollama) to generate Terraform for spinning up an AWS EC2 instance—including networking and security groups.

But here’s the catch:
I specifically asked the AI to allow SSH access from anywhere—to see if it would do something dangerous.
It did.

What the AI gave me was a classic “copy-paste risk”:

• Hardcoded values everywhere (region, CIDRs, AMI)

• Security group open to the world (0.0.0.0/0 on port 22)

• No tags or resource naming

• Everything jammed into one file

Just like last time, I pasted the output exactly as the AI gave it—and then walked through each block, explaining:

• What each part does (VPC, subnet, route tables, security group)

• Why copying this to production is dangerous

• And what a real DevOps engineer should always improve

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3. Pro Checklist: Secure & Scalable Terraform

Before you use ANY AI-generated Terraform, check these first:

• No open security groups (never 0.0.0.0/0 on SSH in prod!)

• All regions, VPC, subnets, and resource names are variables—not hardcoded

• Split your code: main.tf, variables.tf, outputs.tf, provider.tf

• Use resource tagging for everything—track cost, ownership, and clean up

• Store keys/credentials securely—never in code

• Outputs are minimal, safe, and useful (instance ID, public IP, etc)

• Run terraform plan and review every change before apply

• Never use AI code blindly—peer review is your friend

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5. What I Learned (So You Don’t Have To)

Even with all our automation, the real risk comes from moving fast without a checklist. AI can write the basics—but never understands your production standards.
My new rule:

• Never accept open security groups

• Variables and tags, everywhere

• Every code block reviewed, every time

6. Download Every Script & Template

All the code, fixed templates, and a printable Terraform checklist—
Download everything here (subscribers only)

7. What’s Next? You Choose!

Next up, we’re going even deeper—can AI safely create complex multi-cloud setups, or will it make new mistakes?
What should I test, break, or fix next?
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