Complementary code and IAM policy for "You don't need that Bastion host"

AllowSSHFromIP.php

<?php
// For laravel 5 based systems
// /path/to/project/app/Console/Commands/AllowSSHFromIP.php

namespace App\Console\Commands;

use Aws\Ec2\Ec2Client;
use Carbon\Carbon;
use Illuminate\Console\Command;

class AllowSSHFromIP extends Command
{
    /**
     * The name and signature of the console command.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $signature = 'ssh:allow {ip?}';

    /**
     * The console command description.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $description = 'Allows SSH access from the specified IP';

    /**
     * Create a new command instance.
     *
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }

    /**
     * Execute the console command.
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle()
    {
        $ip = $this->argument('ip');

        if(empty($ip))
        {
            $this->info('No IP Specified, grabbing the current one from api.ipify.org...');
            $ip = trim(file_get_contents('https://api.ipify.org/'));
            $this->info("Current IP is: {$ip}");
        }

        if(!filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV4 & FILTER_FLAG_NO_PRIV_RANGE & FILTER_FLAG_NO_RES_RANGE))
        {
            $this->error("The specified IP was invalid: {$ip}");
            return false;
        }

        $ip = $ip.'/32'; //This specific IP.

        $ec2Client = Ec2Client::factory(array(
            'version' => '2016-11-15',
            'region' => config('aws.ssh.region'),
            'credentials' => [
                'key' => config('aws.ssh.key'),
                'secret' => config('aws.ssh.secret'),
            ]
        ));


        $securityGroupDescription = $ec2Client->describeSecurityGroups([
            'GroupIds' => [config('aws.ssh.group_id')]
        ]);
        $permissions = $securityGroupDescription->get('SecurityGroups');
        if(count($permissions) != 1)
        {
            $this->error("Expected precisely 1 security group, got : ".count($permissions));
            return false;
        }
        $permissions = $permissions[0] ?? [];


        $permissions = $permissions['IpPermissions'] ?? [];
        if(count($permissions) > 1)
        {
            $this->error("Expected precisely 1 or 0 permission on group, got : ".count($permissions));
            return false;
        }
        $ipRules = $permissions[0] ?? [];

        if(!empty($ipRules) && ($ipRules['FromPort'] !== 22 || $ipRules['ToPort'] !== 22))
        {
            $this->error("Rule has not been set up correctly and is allowing to other than port 22.");
            return false;
        }


        //The actual CIDR blocks being allowed.
        $ipRules = $ipRules['IpRanges'] ?? [];
        $ipRulesCount = count($ipRules);
        $this->info("Current source rules: {$ipRulesCount}.");

        $doesCurrentIpExist = false;
        foreach($ipRules as $rule)
        {
            $loopSource = $rule['CidrIp'] ?? null;
            $loopDescription = $rule['Description'] ?? '';
            $loopDate = '';

            //Parse the date
            preg_match('/\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}/m', $loopDescription, $matches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE, 0);
            $date = ($matches[0] ?? [])[0] ?? 'nope-format';
            try {
                $date = Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', $date);
            } catch (\Exception $ex) {
                $date = now()->subYears(5);
            }

            $loopDate = $date->format('Y-m-d H:i');

            //Check if older than a week.
            $deleteRule = ($date < now()->subWeek());

            $this->info("\tSource: {$loopSource} created at: ${loopDate}. Delete: ".($deleteRule ? 'Yes':'No'));

            if($loopSource == $ip && !$deleteRule)
            {
                $this->info("\t\tCurrent IP being asked for found. We won't reinstate it.");
                $doesCurrentIpExist = true;
            }

            if($deleteRule)
            {
                try {
                    $ec2Client->revokeSecurityGroupIngress([
                        'GroupId'     => config('aws.ssh.group_id'),
                        'IpPermissions' => [
                            [
                                'IpProtocol' => 'tcp',
                                'FromPort'   => config('aws.ssh.ssh_port'),
                                'ToPort'     => config('aws.ssh.ssh_port'),
                                'IpRanges'   => [
                                    [
                                        'CidrIp' => $loopSource,
                                        'Description' => $loopDescription,
                                    ]
                                ],
                            ]
                        ]
                    ]);
                    $this->warn("\t\tDeleted {$loopSource} OK.");
                } catch (\Exception $exception)
                {
                    $this->error("Trying to delete rule: {$loopSource} resulted in error: ".$exception->getMessage());
                }
            }
        }

        if($doesCurrentIpExist)
        {
            $this->info("The IP block {$ip} was found as a rule, we don't need to create it again.");
            return true;
        }

        $result = null;
        try {
            $result = $ec2Client->authorizeSecurityGroupIngress([
                'GroupId'     => config('aws.ssh.group_id'),
                'IpPermissions' => [
                    [
                        'IpProtocol' => 'tcp',
                        'FromPort'   => config('aws.ssh.ssh_port'),
                        'ToPort'     => config('aws.ssh.ssh_port'),
                        'IpRanges'   => [
                            [
                                'CidrIp' => $ip,
                                'Description' => 'Generated from CLI by: '.get_current_user(). ' at '.now()->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
                            ]
                        ],
                    ]
                ]
            ]);
        } catch (\Exception $ex)
        {
            $this->error("We got an error from AWS: ".$ex->getMessage());
            return false;
        }
        if($result->get('@metadata')['statusCode'] !== 200)
        {
            $this->error("Something went wrong... Check AWS Web Management...");
            return false;
        }
        $this->info("SSH access to AWS from {$ip} approved. Remember to delete the rule sometime...");
    }
}

aws.php

<?php
// For laravel 5 based systems
// /path/to/project/config/aws.php
return [
    'ssh' => [
        'region' => 'YOUR_REGION', //e.g. eu-west-1
        'key'    => 'YOUR_KEY', 
        'secret' => 'YOUR_SECRET',
        'group_id' => 'sg-number_from_security_group_here', //e.g. sg-124532
        'ssh_port' => 22, //Be sure it matches IAM policy
    ]
];

ClearSSHAllowances.php

<?php
// For laravel 5 based systems
// /path/to/project/app/Console/Commands/ClearSSHAllowances.php

namespace App\Console\Commands;

use Aws\Ec2\Ec2Client;
use Carbon\Carbon;
use Illuminate\Console\Command;

class ClearSSHAllowances extends Command
{
    /**
     * The name and signature of the console command.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $signature = 'ssh:clear';

    /**
     * The console command description.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $description = 'Clears ALL allowed SSH rules.';

    /**
     * Create a new command instance.
     *
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }

    /**
     * Execute the console command.
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle()
    {
        $ec2Client = Ec2Client::factory(array(
            'version' => '2016-11-15',
            'region' => config('aws.ssh.region'),
            'credentials' => [
                'key' => config('aws.ssh.key'),
                'secret' => config('aws.ssh.secret'),
            ]
        ));


        $securityGroupDescription = $ec2Client->describeSecurityGroups([
            'GroupIds' => [config('aws.ssh.group_id')]
        ]);
        $permissions = $securityGroupDescription->get('SecurityGroups');
        if(count($permissions) != 1)
        {
            $this->error("Expected precisely 1 security group, got : ".count($permissions));
            return false;
        }
        $permissions = $permissions[0] ?? [];


        $permissions = $permissions['IpPermissions'] ?? [];
        if(count($permissions) > 1)
        {
            $this->error("Expected precisely 1 or 0 permission on group, got : ".count($permissions));
            return false;
        }
        $ipRules = $permissions[0] ?? [];

        if(!empty($ipRules) && ($ipRules['FromPort'] !== 22 || $ipRules['ToPort'] !== 22))
        {
            $this->error("Rule has not been set up correctly and is allowing to other than port 22.");
            return false;
        }


        //The actual CIDR blocks being allowed.
        $ipRules = $ipRules['IpRanges'] ?? [];
        $ipRulesCount = count($ipRules);
        $this->info("Current source rules: {$ipRulesCount}.");

        foreach($ipRules as $rule)
        {
            $loopSource = $rule['CidrIp'] ?? null;
            $loopDescription = $rule['Description'] ?? '';

            $this->info("\tSource: {$loopSource}, shall be deleted.");

            try {
                $ec2Client->revokeSecurityGroupIngress([
                    'GroupId'     => config('aws.ssh.group_id'),
                    'IpPermissions' => [
                        [
                            'IpProtocol' => 'tcp',
                            'FromPort'   => config('aws.ssh.ssh_port'),
                            'ToPort'     => config('aws.ssh.ssh_port'),
                            'IpRanges'   => [
                                [
                                    'CidrIp' => $loopSource,
                                    'Description' => $loopDescription,
                                ]
                            ],
                        ]
                    ]
                ]);
                $this->warn("\t\tDeleted {$loopSource} OK.");
            } catch (\Exception $exception)
            {
                $this->error("Trying to delete rule: {$loopSource} resulted in error: ".$exception->getMessage());
                return false;
            }
        }

        $this->info("All SSH access rules deleted OK!");
    }
}

IAMAllowIPListUpdate.json

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Sid": "VisualEditor0",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ec2:RevokeSecurityGroupIngress",
                "ec2:AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress",
                "ec2:UpdateSecurityGroupRuleDescriptionsIngress"
            ],
            "Resource": "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:security-group/sg-number_from_security_group_here"
        },
        {
            "Sid": "VisualEditor1",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
            "Resource": "*"
        }
    ]
}

ListAllSSHAllowances.php

<?php
// For laravel 5 based systems
// /path/to/project/app/Console/Commands/ListAllSSHAllowances.php

namespace App\Console\Commands;

use Aws\Ec2\Ec2Client;
use Carbon\Carbon;
use Illuminate\Console\Command;

class ListAllSSHAllowances extends Command
{
    /**
     * The name and signature of the console command.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $signature = 'ssh:list';

    /**
     * The console command description.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $description = 'Lists ALL allowed SSH rules.';

    /**
     * Create a new command instance.
     *
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }

    /**
     * Execute the console command.
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle()
    {
        $ec2Client = Ec2Client::factory(array(
            'version' => '2016-11-15',
            'region' => config('aws.ssh.region'),
            'credentials' => [
                'key' => config('aws.ssh.key'),
                'secret' => config('aws.ssh.secret'),
            ]
        ));

        $securityGroupDescription = $ec2Client->describeSecurityGroups([
            'GroupIds' => [config('aws.ssh.group_id')]
        ]);
        $permissions = $securityGroupDescription->get('SecurityGroups');
        if(count($permissions) != 1)
        {
            $this->error("Expected precisely 1 security group, got : ".count($permissions));
            return false;
        }
        $permissions = $permissions[0] ?? [];


        $permissions = $permissions['IpPermissions'] ?? [];
        if(count($permissions) > 1)
        {
            $this->error("Expected precisely 1 or 0 permission on group, got : ".count($permissions));
            return false;
        }
        $ipRules = $permissions[0] ?? [];

        if(!empty($ipRules) && ($ipRules['FromPort'] !== 22 || $ipRules['ToPort'] !== 22))
        {
            $this->error("Rule has not been set up correctly and is allowing to other than port 22.");
            return false;
        }


        //The actual CIDR blocks being allowed.
        $ipRules = $ipRules['IpRanges'] ?? [];
        $ipRulesCount = count($ipRules);
        $this->info("Current source rules: {$ipRulesCount}.");

        foreach($ipRules as $rule)
        {
            $loopSource = $rule['CidrIp'] ?? null;
            $loopDescription = $rule['Description'] ?? '';
            $loopDate = '';

            //Parse the date
            preg_match('/\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}/m', $loopDescription, $matches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE, 0);
            $date = ($matches[0] ?? [])[0] ?? 'nope-format';
            try {
                $date = Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', $date);
                $loopDate = $date->diffForHumans();
            } catch (\Exception $ex) {
                $date = null;
                $loopDate = '(unknown)';
            }


            $this->info("\tSource: {$loopSource}, created: {$loopDate}.");
            $this->info("\t\tDescription: \"{$loopDescription}\"");


        }

    }
}

@HSPDev Pretty please consider my request above. I'm quite persistent.

Does it work with Window Machines for port 3389?