diff --git a/.terraform.lock.hcl b/.terraform.lock.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e510cd6d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.terraform.lock.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# This file is maintained automatically by "terraform init".
+# Manual edits may be lost in future updates.
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
+  version     = "3.42.0"
+  constraints = "3.42.0"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:quV6hK7ewiHWBznGWCb/gJ6JAPm6UtouBUrhAjv6oRY=",
+    "zh:126c856a6eedddd8571f161a826a407ba5655a37a6241393560a96b8c4beca1a",
+    "zh:1a4868e6ac734b5fc2e79a4a889d176286b66664aad709435aa6acee5871d5b0",
+    "zh:40fed7637ab8ddeb93bef06aded35d970f0628025b97459ae805463e8aa0a58a",
+    "zh:68def3c0a5a1aac1db6372c51daef858b707f03052626d3427ac24cba6f2014d",
+    "zh:6db7ec9c8d1803a0b6f40a664aa892e0f8894562de83061fa7ac1bc51ff5e7e5",
+    "zh:7058abaad595930b3f97dc04e45c112b2dbf37d098372a849081f7081da2fb52",
+    "zh:8c25adb15a19da301c478aa1f4a4d8647cabdf8e5dae8331d4490f80ea718c26",
+    "zh:8e129b847401e39fcbc54817726dab877f36b7f00ff5ed76f7b43470abe99ff9",
+    "zh:d268bb267a2d6b39df7ddee8efa7c1ef7a15cf335dfa5f2e64c9dae9b623a1b8",
+    "zh:d6eeb3614a0ab50f8e9ab5666ae5754ea668ce327310e5b21b7f04a18d7611a8",
+    "zh:f5d3c58055dff6e38562b75d3edc908cb2f1e45c6914f6b00f4773359ce49324",
+  ]
+}
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/null" {
+  version = "3.2.2"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:zT1ZbegaAYHwQa+QwIFugArWikRJI9dqohj8xb0GY88=",
+    "zh:3248aae6a2198f3ec8394218d05bd5e42be59f43a3a7c0b71c66ec0df08b69e7",
+    "zh:32b1aaa1c3013d33c245493f4a65465eab9436b454d250102729321a44c8ab9a",
+    "zh:38eff7e470acb48f66380a73a5c7cdd76cc9b9c9ba9a7249c7991488abe22fe3",
+    "zh:4c2f1faee67af104f5f9e711c4574ff4d298afaa8a420680b0cb55d7bbc65606",
+    "zh:544b33b757c0b954dbb87db83a5ad921edd61f02f1dc86c6186a5ea86465b546",
+    "zh:696cf785090e1e8cf1587499516b0494f47413b43cb99877ad97f5d0de3dc539",
+    "zh:6e301f34757b5d265ae44467d95306d61bef5e41930be1365f5a8dcf80f59452",
+    "zh:78d5eefdd9e494defcb3c68d282b8f96630502cac21d1ea161f53cfe9bb483b3",
+    "zh:913a929070c819e59e94bb37a2a253c228f83921136ff4a7aa1a178c7cce5422",
+    "zh:aa9015926cd152425dbf86d1abdbc74bfe0e1ba3d26b3db35051d7b9ca9f72ae",
+    "zh:bb04798b016e1e1d49bcc76d62c53b56c88c63d6f2dfe38821afef17c416a0e1",
+    "zh:c23084e1b23577de22603cff752e59128d83cfecc2e6819edadd8cf7a10af11e",
+  ]
+}
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/tls" {
+  version = "4.0.5"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:e4LBdJoZJNOQXPWgOAG0UuPBVhCStu98PieNlqJTmeU=",
+    "zh:01cfb11cb74654c003f6d4e32bbef8f5969ee2856394a96d127da4949c65153e",
+    "zh:0472ea1574026aa1e8ca82bb6df2c40cd0478e9336b7a8a64e652119a2fa4f32",
+    "zh:1a8ddba2b1550c5d02003ea5d6cdda2eef6870ece86c5619f33edd699c9dc14b",
+    "zh:1e3bb505c000adb12cdf60af5b08f0ed68bc3955b0d4d4a126db5ca4d429eb4a",
+    "zh:6636401b2463c25e03e68a6b786acf91a311c78444b1dc4f97c539f9f78de22a",
+    "zh:76858f9d8b460e7b2a338c477671d07286b0d287fd2d2e3214030ae8f61dd56e",
+    "zh:a13b69fb43cb8746793b3069c4d897bb18f454290b496f19d03c3387d1c9a2dc",
+    "zh:a90ca81bb9bb509063b736842250ecff0f886a91baae8de65c8430168001dad9",
+    "zh:c4de401395936e41234f1956ebadbd2ed9f414e6908f27d578614aaa529870d4",
+    "zh:c657e121af8fde19964482997f0de2d5173217274f6997e16389e7707ed8ece8",
+    "zh:d68b07a67fbd604c38ec9733069fbf23441436fecf554de6c75c032f82e1ef19",
+    "zh:f569b65999264a9416862bca5cd2a6177d94ccb0424f3a4ef424428912b9cb3c",
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/remote_backend.tf b/remote_backend.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c08f0e22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remote_backend.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+terraform {
+  backend "remote" {
+    hostname = "app.terraform.io"
+    organization = "WFtraining"
+    workspaces {
+      name = "hashicat-aws"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/terraform.tfvars.example b/terraform.tfvars.example
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d7ce6eb6..000000000
--- a/terraform.tfvars.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Rename or copy this file to terraform.tfvars
-# Prefix must be all lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens.
-# Make sure it is at least 5 characters long.
-
-# prefix = "yourname"