Ensure That the 'Log_connections' Database Flag for Cloud SQL PostgreSQL Instance Is Set to 'On'

Risk Level: Low
Cloud Entity: GCP CloudSql
CloudGuard Rule ID: D9.GCP.LOG.03
Covered by Spectral: Yes
Category: Database

GSL LOGIC

CloudSql where databaseVersion like 'POSTGRES%' should have settings.databaseFlags contain [ name like 'log_connections' and value like 'on' ]

REMEDIATION

From Portal

1. Go to https://console.cloud.google.com/sql/instances and navigate to the instance where the flag needs to be set
2. Click Edit Configurations
3. Under flags section, choose add flag, look for log_connections and choose value - on.
4. Save and review your changes

From TF
Set the flag 'log_connections' to 'on':

resource 'google_sql_database_instance' 'default' {
	...
	settings {
		database_flags {
			name  = 'log_connections'
			value = 'on'
		}
	}
}

From Command Line

1. First retrieve all existing flags values:

gcloud sql instances describe INSTANCE_NAME

2. Add all existing flags and their value to the patch request - otherwise they will get set to their default value.

gcloud sql instances patch INSTANCE_NAME --database-flags (ExistingFlag1=Value1,ExistingFlag2=Value2,...),log_connections=on

References

1. https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/runtime-config-logging.html#RUNTIME-CONFIG-LOGGING-WHAT
2. https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/flags

GCP CloudSql

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• CloudGuard GCP All Rules Ruleset
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• GCP CIS Foundations v. 1.2.0
• GCP CIS Foundations v. 1.3.0
• GCP CIS Foundations v. 2.0
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• GCP MITRE ATT&CK Framework v12.1
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