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Elasticsearch doesn't enforce HTTPS traffic.
AWS-0046
Service: elasticsearchSeverity: critical
OfficialBuilt-inVerified
Plain HTTP is unencrypted and human-readable. This means that if a malicious actor was to eavesdrop on your connection, they would be able to see all of your data flowing back and forth. You should use HTTPS, which is HTTP over an encrypted (TLS) connection, meaning eavesdroppers cannot read your traffic.
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Enforce the use of HTTPS for ElasticSearch
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# METADATA
# title: Elasticsearch doesn't enforce HTTPS traffic.
# description: |
# Plain HTTP is unencrypted and human-readable. This means that if a malicious actor was to eavesdrop on your connection, they would be able to see all of your data flowing back and forth.
# You should use HTTPS, which is HTTP over an encrypted (TLS) connection, meaning eavesdroppers cannot read your traffic.
# scope: package
# schemas:
# - input: schema["cloud"]
# related_resources:
# - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticsearch-service/latest/developerguide/es-data-protection.html
# custom:
# id: AWS-0046
# long_id: aws-elasticsearch-enforce-https
# aliases:
# - AVD-AWS-0046
# - enforce-https
# - aws-elasticsearch-enforce-https
# provider: aws
# service: elasticsearch
# severity: CRITICAL
# recommended_action: Enforce the use of HTTPS for ElasticSearch
# input:
# selector:
# - type: cloud
# subtypes:
# - service: elasticsearch
# provider: aws
# examples: checks/cloud/aws/elasticsearch/enforce_https.yaml
package builtin.aws.elasticsearch.aws0046
import rego.v1
import data.lib.cloud.metadata
deny contains res if {
some domain in input.aws.elasticsearch.domains
not domain.endpoint.enforcehttps.value
res := result.new(
"Domain does not enforce HTTPS.",
metadata.obj_by_path(domain, ["endpoint", "enforcehttps"]),
)
}