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RDS Publicly Accessible
AWS-0180
Service: rdsSeverity: high
OfficialBuilt-inVerified
Ensures RDS instances and RDS Cluster instances are not launched into the public cloud.
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Remove the public endpoint from the RDS instance.
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# METADATA
# title: "RDS Publicly Accessible"
# description: "Ensures RDS instances and RDS Cluster instances are not launched into the public cloud."
# scope: package
# schemas:
# - input: schema["cloud"]
# related_resources:
# - http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_VPC.html
# custom:
# id: AWS-0180
# long_id: aws-rds-enable-public-access
# aliases:
# - AVD-AWS-0180
# - enable-public-access
# - aws-rds-enable-public-access
# provider: aws
# service: rds
# severity: HIGH
# recommended_action: "Remove the public endpoint from the RDS instance."
# input:
# selector:
# - type: cloud
# subtypes:
# - service: rds
# provider: aws
# examples: "checks/cloud/aws/rds/disable_public_access.yaml"
package builtin.aws.rds.aws0180
import rego.v1
deny contains res if {
instance := input.aws.rds.instances[_]
instance.publicaccess.value
res := result.new("Instance has Public Access enabled", instance.publicaccess)
}
deny contains res if {
instance := input.aws.rds.clusters[_].instances[_].instance
instance.publicaccess.value
res := result.new("Cluster instance has Public Access enabled", instance.publicaccess)
}