aws_cloudwatch_metric_streams Resource

Use the aws_cloudwatch_metric_streams InSpec audit resource to test properties of multiple AWS CloudWatch metric streams.

For additional information, including details on parameters and properties, see the AWS documentation on AWS CloudWatch metric stream..

Install

This resource is available in the Chef InSpec AWS resource pack.

For information on configuring your AWS environment for Chef InSpec and creating an InSpec profile that uses the InSpec AWS resource pack, see the Chef InSpec documentation on the AWS cloud platform.

Ensure that the metric streams exists.

describe aws_cloudwatch_metric_streams do
  it { should exist }
end

This resource does not require any parameters.

arns: The ARN of the metric stream.; Field: arn
creation_date: The date that the metric stream was originally created.; Field: creation_date
last_update_date: The date that the configuration of this metric stream was most recently updated.; Field: last_update_date
names: The name of the metric stream.; Field: name
firehose_arns: The ARN of the Kinesis Firehose delivery stream that is used for this metric stream.; Field: firehose_arn
states: The current state of this stream. Valid values are running and stopped .; Field: state
output_formats: The output format of this metric stream. Valid values are ‘json’ and ‘opentelemetry0.7’.; Field: output_format

Ensure an ARN is available.

describe aws_cloudwatch_metric_streams do
  its('arns') { should include 'ARN' }
end

Ensure a Firehose ARN is available.

describe aws_cloudwatch_metric_streams do
    its('firehose_arns') { should include 'FIREHOSE_ARN' }
end

For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.

The controls will pass if the list method returns at least one result.

Use should to test that the entity exists.

describe aws_cloudwatch_metric_streams do
  it { should exist }
end

Use should_not to test that the entity does not exist.

describe aws_cloudwatch_metric_streams do
  it { should_not exist }
end

Your Principal will need the CloudFront:Client:ListMetricStreamsOutput action with Effect set to Allow.