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Secrets Manager should use customer managed keys
AWS-0098
Service: ssmSeverity: low
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Secrets Manager encrypts secrets by default using a default key created by AWS. To ensure control and granularity of secret encryption, CMK's should be used explicitly.
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# METADATA
# title: Secrets Manager should use customer managed keys
# description: |
# Secrets Manager encrypts secrets by default using a default key created by AWS. To ensure control and granularity of secret encryption, CMK's should be used explicitly.
# scope: package
# schemas:
# - input: schema["cloud"]
# related_resources:
# - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/services-secrets-manager.html#asm-encrypt
# custom:
# id: AWS-0098
# long_id: aws-ssm-secret-use-customer-key
# aliases:
# - AVD-AWS-0098
# - secret-use-customer-key
# - aws-ssm-secret-use-customer-key
# provider: aws
# service: ssm
# severity: LOW
# recommended_action: Use customer managed keys
# input:
# selector:
# - type: cloud
# subtypes:
# - service: ssm
# provider: aws
# examples: checks/cloud/aws/ssm/secret_use_customer_key.yaml
package builtin.aws.ssm.aws0098
import rego.v1
import data.lib.cloud.value
deny contains res if {
some secret in input.aws.ssm.secrets
without_cmk(secret)
res := result.new("Secret is not encrypted with a customer managed key.", secret.kmskeyid)
}
deny contains res if {
some secret in input.aws.ssm.secrets
secret.kmskeyid.value == "alias/aws/secretsmanager"
res := result.new("Secret explicitly uses the default key.", secret.kmskeyid)
}
without_cmk(secret) if value.is_empty(secret.kmskeyid)
without_cmk(secret) if not secret.kmskeyid