Ensure '3625 (trace flag)' database flag for Cloud SQL SQL Server instance is set to 'off'

Risk Level: Medium
Cloud Entity: GCP CloudSql
CloudGuard Rule ID: D9.GCP.VLN.08
Covered by Spectral: Yes
Category: Database

GSL LOGIC

CloudSql where databaseVersion like 'SQLSERVER%' should have settings.databaseFlags contain [ name like '3625' and value like 'off' ]

REMEDIATION

From Portal

1. Navigate to the instance where the flag needs to be set: https://console.cloud.google.com/sql/instances
2. Click Edit Configurations
3. Under flags section, choose add flag, look for '3625 (trace flag)' and choose value - off.
4. Save and review your changes

From TF
Set the flag '3625 (trace flag)' to 'off':

resource 'google_sql_database_instance' 'default' {
	...
	settings {
		database_flags {
			name  = '3625'
			value = 'off'
		}
	}
}

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,...),'3625'=off

References

1. https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/sqlserver/flags
2. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/database-console-commands/dbcc-traceon-trace-flags-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver15#trace-flags

GCP CloudSql

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