Control: 2.5 Ensure virtual network flow log service is enabled
Description
The flow log can be used to capture the traffic of an Elastic Network Interface (ENI), Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) or Virtual Switch (VSwitch). The flow log of a VPC or VSwitch shall be integrated with Log Service to capture the traffic of all ENIs in the VPC or VSwtich including the ENIs created after the flow log function is enabled. The traffic data captured by flow logs is stored in Log Service for real-time monitoring and analysis. A capture window is about 10 minutes, during which the traffic data is aggregated and then released to flow log record.
Remediation
Perform the following ensure the virtual network flow log is enabled:
From Console
- Logon to VPC console.
- In the left-side navigation pane, click
FlowLog. - Select the region to which the flow log is to be created.
- On the
FlowLogpage, clickCreate FlowLog. - On the
Create FlowLogpage, set the required parameters by following the instruction, and then clickOK.
Usage
Run the control in your terminal:
powerpipe control run alicloud_compliance.control.cis_v100_2_5Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:
powerpipe loginpowerpipe control run alicloud_compliance.control.cis_v100_2_5 --shareSQL
This control uses a named query:
select 'arn:acs:::' || account_id as resource, 'info' as status, 'Manual verification required.' as reason , account_id as account_idfrom alicloud_account;