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No plaintext password for compute instance
OPNSTK-0001
Service: computeSeverity: medium
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Assigning a password to the compute instance using plaintext could lead to compromise; it would be preferable to use key-pairs as a login mechanism
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Do not use plaintext passwords in terraform files
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# METADATA
# title: No plaintext password for compute instance
# description: |
# Assigning a password to the compute instance using plaintext could lead to compromise; it would be preferable to use key-pairs as a login mechanism
# scope: package
# schemas:
# - input: schema["cloud"]
# custom:
# id: OPNSTK-0001
# long_id: openstack-compute-no-plaintext-password
# aliases:
# - AVD-OPNSTK-0001
# - no-plaintext-password
# - openstack-compute-no-plaintext-password
# provider: openstack
# service: compute
# severity: MEDIUM
# recommended_action: Do not use plaintext passwords in terraform files
# input:
# selector:
# - type: cloud
# subtypes:
# - service: compute
# provider: openstack
# examples: checks/cloud/openstack/compute/no_plaintext_password.yaml
package builtin.openstack.compute.openstack0001
import rego.v1
import data.lib.cloud.value
deny contains res if {
some instance in input.openstack.compute.instances
value.is_not_empty(instance.adminpassword)
res := result.new("Instance has admin password set.", instance.adminpassword)
}