aws_db_subnet_groups Resource

Use the aws_db_subnet_groups InSpec audit resource to test properties of a collection of AWS RDS subnet groups.

RDS gives you access to the capabilities of a MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or Amazon Aurora database server.

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 you have exactly 3 subnet groups

describe aws_db_subnet_groups do
  its('db_subnet_group_names.count') { should cmp 3 }
end

This resource does not require any parameters.

db_subnet_group_names: The name of the DB subnet group.
db_subnet_group_descriptions: Provides the description of the DB subnet group.
vpc_ids: Provides the VPC ID of the DB subnet group.
subnet_group_status: Provides the status of the DB subnet group.
subnets: Contains a list of Subnet elements.
db_subnet_group_arns: The Amazon Resource Name for the DB subnet group.

For a comprehensive list of properties available, see the API reference documentation

Ensure DB Subnet Group Name of a subnet group exists.

describe aws_db_subnet_groups do
  its('db_subnet_group_names') { should include 'subnet-group-name' }
end

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

This resource has the following special matchers.

The control will pass if the describe returns at least one result.

Use should_not to test the entity should not exist.

describe aws_db_subnet_groups.where( <property>: <value> ) do
  it { should exist }
end

describe aws_db_subnet_groups.where( <property>: <value> ) do
  it { should_not exist }
end

Your Principal will need the RDS:Client:DBSubnetGroupMessage action with Effect set to Allow.