aws_dms_endpoints Resource

Use the aws_dms_endpoints InSpec audit resource to test properties of a single specific AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) endpoint.

For additional information, including details on parameters and properties, see the AWS documentation on DMS Endpoint.

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.

Syntax

Ensure that an endpoint exists.

describe aws_dms_endpoints do
  it { should exist }
end

Parameters

There are no required parameters.

Properties

endpoint_identifiers

The database endpoint identifiers.

endpoint_types

The endpoint types.

engine_names

The type of engine for an endpoint. Valid values: mysql, oracle, postgres, mariadb, aurora, aurora-postgresql, redshift, s3, db2, azuredb, sybase, dynamodb, mongodb, kinesis, kafka, elasticsearch, docdb, sqlserver, and neptune.

engine_display_names

An expanded name for an engine name.

usernames

The user names used to connect to an endpoint.

server_names

The name of the server at an endpoint.

ports

The port value used to access an endpoint.

database_names

The name of the database at an endpoint.

extra_connection_attributes

Additional connection attributes used to connect to an endpoint.

statuses

The status of an endpoint.

kms_key_ids

An AWS KMS key identifier that is used to encrypt the connection parameters for an endpoint.

endpoint_arns

The ARN of an endpoint.

certificate_arns

The ARN used for SSL connection to an endpoint.

ssl_modes

The SSL mode used to connect to an endpoint.

service_access_role_arns

The ARN used by the service access IAM role.

external_table_definitions

The external table definition.

external_ids

Value returned by a call to CreateEndpoint that can be used for cross-account validation.

dynamo_db_settings

Settings in JSON format for an Amazon DynamoDB endpoint.

s3_settings

Settings in JSON format for an Amazon S3 endpoint.

dms_transfer_settings

The settings in JSON format for a DMS transfer type of source endpoint.

mongo_db_settings

The settings for a MongoDB source endpoint.

kinesis_settings

The settings for a Amazon Kinesis target endpoint.

kafka_settings

The settings for an Apache Kafka endpoint.

elasticsearch_settings

The settings for an Elasticsearch endpoint.

neptune_settings

The settings for an Amazon Neptune target endpoint.

redshift_settings

The settings for an Amazon Redshift endpoint.

postgre_sql_settings

The settings for a PostgreSQL source and target endpoint.

my_sql_settings

The settings for a MySQL source and target endpoint.

oracle_settings

The settings for an Oracle source and target endpoint.

sybase_settings

The settings for a SAP ASE source and target endpoint.

microsoft_sql_server_settings

The settings for a Microsoft SQL Server source and target endpoint.

ibm_db_2_settings

The settings for an IBM Db2 LUW source endpoint.

doc_db_settings

The settings for a DocumentDB endpoint.

Examples

Ensure an engine name is available.

describe aws_dms_endpoints do
  its('engine_names') { should include 'ENGINE_NAME' }
end

Ensure that an endpoint listens to a specific port.

describe aws_dms_endpoints do
    its('ports') { should include 3306 }
end

Matchers

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

exist

Use should to test that the entity exists.

describe aws_dms_endpoints do
  it { should exist }
end

Use should_not to test the entity does not exist.

describe aws_dms_endpoints do
  it { should_not exist }
end

be_available

Use should to check if an endpoint is available.

describe aws_dms_endpoints do
  it { should be_available }
end

AWS Permissions

Your Principal will need the DatabaseMigrationService:Client:DescribeEndpointsResponse action with Effect set to Allow.