azurerm_network_interfaces resource

Use the azurerm_network_interfaces InSpec audit resource to test properties and configuration of Azure Network interfaces.

Azure REST API version

This resource interacts with version 2018-11-01 of the Azure Management API. For more information see the Official Azure Documentation.

At the moment, there doesn’t appear to be a way to select the version of the Azure API docs. If you notice a newer version being referenced in the official documentation please open an issue or submit a pull request using the updated version.

Availability

Install

This resource is available in the inspec-azure resource pack. To use it, add the following to your inspec.yml in your top-level profile:

depends:
  inspec-azure:
    git: https://github.com/inspec/inspec-azure.git

You’ll also need to setup your Azure credentials; see the resource pack README.

Version

This resource first became available in 1.7.2 of the inspec-azure resource pack.

Syntax

An azurerm_network_interfaces resource block returns all Azure Network Interfaces, either within a Resource Group (if provided), or within an entire Subscription.

describe azurerm_network_interfaces do
  ...
end

or

describe azurerm_network_interfaces(resource_group: 'my-rg') do
  ...
end

Examples

The following examples show how to use this InSpec audit resource.

Check Network interfaces are present

describe azurerm_network_interfaces do
  it            { should exist }
  its('names')  { should include 'my-network-interface-name' }
end

Filter Criteria

names

Filters the results to include only those network interfaces which match the given name. This is a string value.

describe azurerm_network_interfaces.where{ name.eql?('network-interface-5') } do
  it { should exist }
end

location

Filters the results to include only those servers which reside in a given location. This is a string value.

describe azurerm_network_interfaces.where{ location.eql?('eastus') } do
  it { should exist }
end

Attributes

• id
• name
• location
• properties
• tags
• type

ids

Azure resource ID.

names

Network interface name, e.g. nic-name.

its('names') { should include 'nic-name' }

locations

Resource location, e.g. eastus.

its('locations') { should_not include 'eastus' }

properties

A collection of additional configuration properties related to the Network interface, e.g. ipConfigurations.

tag

Resource tags applied to the Network interface.

type

The type of Resource, typically Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces.

Matchers

For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.

This resource has the following special matchers.

exists

The control will pass if the filter returns at least one result. Use should_not if you expect zero matches.

describe azurerm_network_interfaces do
  it { should exist }
end

Azure Permissions

Your Service Principal must be setup with a contributor role on the subscription you wish to test.