aws_rds_db_proxy Resource
Use the aws_rds_db_proxy
InSpec audit resource to test properties of a single AWS Relational Database Service (RDS) database proxy.
The AWS::RDS::DBProxy
resource creates or updates an RDS DB proxy.
For additional information, including details on parameters and properties, see the AWS documentation on AWS RDS DBProxy.
Install
This resource is available in the Chef InSpec AWS resource pack.
For information on configuring your AWS environment for Chef InSpec and creating an InSpec profile that uses the InSpec AWS resource pack, see the Chef InSpec documentation on the AWS cloud platform.
Syntax
Ensure that the db proxy exists.
describe aws_rds_db_proxy(db_proxy_name: 'DB_PROXY_NAME') do
it { should exist }
end
Parameters
db_proxy_name
(required)The identifier for the proxy. This name must be unique for all proxies owned by your AWS account in the specified AWS Region.
Properties
db_proxy_name
- The identifier for the proxy. This name must be unique for all proxies owned by your AWS account in the specified AWS Region.
db_proxy_arn
- The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the proxy.
status
- The current status of this proxy.
engine_family
- The engine family applies to MySQL and PostgreSQL for both RDS and Aurora.
vpc_id
- The VPC id.
vpc_security_group_ids
- Provides a list of VPC security groups that the proxy belongs to.
vpc_subnet_ids
- The EC2 subnet IDs for the proxy.
auth_descriptions
- A user-specified description about the authentication used by a proxy to log in as a specific database user.
auth_user_names
- The name of the database user to which the proxy connects.
auth_schemes
- The type of authentication that the proxy uses for connections from the proxy to the underlying database.
auth_secret_arns
- The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) representing the secret that the proxy uses to authenticate to the RDS DB instance or Aurora DB cluster. These secrets are stored within Amazon Secrets Manager.
auth_iam_auths
- Whether to require or disallow AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) authentication for connections to the proxy.
role_arn
- The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the IAM role that the proxy uses to access Amazon Secrets Manager.
endpoint
- The endpoint that you can use to connect to the proxy. You include the endpoint value in the connection string for a database client application.
require_tls
- Indicates whether Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption is required for connections to the proxy.
idle_client_timeout
- The number of seconds a connection to the proxy can have no activity before the proxy drops the client connection.
debug_logging
- Whether the proxy includes detailed information about SQL statements in its logs.
created_date
- The date and time when the proxy was first created.
updated_date
- The date and time when the proxy was last updated.
Examples
Ensure a db proxy name is available.
describe aws_rds_db_proxy(db_proxy_name: 'DB_PROXY_NAME') do
its('db_proxy_name') { should eq 'DB_PROXY_NAME' }
end
Ensure a db proxy arn is available.
describe aws_rds_db_proxy(db_proxy_name: 'DB_PROXY_NAME') do
its('db_proxy_arn') { should eq 'DB_PROXY_ARN' }
end
Ensure a status is available
.
describe aws_rds_db_proxy(db_proxy_name: 'DB_PROXY_NAME') do
its('status') { should eq 'available' }
end
Matchers
For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.The controls will pass if the describe
method returns at least one result.
exist
Use should
to test that the entity exists.
describe aws_rds_db_proxy(db_proxy_name: 'DB_PROXY_NAME') do
it { should exist }
end
Use should_not
to test the entity does not exist.
describe aws_rds_db_proxy(db_proxy_name: 'DB_PROXY_NAME') do
it { should_not exist }
end
be_available
Use should
to check if the entity is available.
describe aws_rds_db_proxy(db_proxy_name: 'DB_PROXY_NAME') do
it { should be_available }
end
AWS Permissions
Your Principal will need the RDS:Client:DescribeDBProxiesResponse
action with Effect
set to Allow
.