id: gcloud-postgresql-log-checkpoints-disabled info: name: PostgreSQL Log Checkpoints Flag Disabled author: princechaddha severity: medium description: | Ensure that the "log_checkpoints" database flag is enabled for all PostgreSQL database instances available within your Google Cloud Platform (GCP) account. The "log_checkpoints" flag allows checkpoints and restart points to be logged in the PostgreSQL server log. By default, this flag is disabled, and enabling it ensures better tracking and debugging of database operations. impact: | Disabling the "log_checkpoints" flag may result in limited visibility into checkpoint operations, making it difficult to troubleshoot and monitor PostgreSQL database activities effectively. remediation: | Enable the "log_checkpoints" flag for all PostgreSQL database instances by updating the database configuration using the Google Cloud Console or gcloud CLI. reference: - https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/flags tags: cloud,devops,gcp,gcloud,google-cloud-sql,postgresql,gcp-cloud-config flow: | code(1) for(let projectId of iterate(template.projectIds)){ set("projectId", projectId) code(2) for(let sqlInstance of iterate(template.sqlInstances)){ set("sqlInstance", sqlInstance) code(3) } } self-contained: true code: - engine: - sh - bash source: | gcloud projects list --format="json(projectId)" extractors: - type: json name: projectIds internal: true json: - '.[].projectId' - engine: - sh - bash source: | gcloud sql instances list --project $projectId --filter='DATABASE_VERSION:POSTGRES*' --format="json(name)" extractors: - type: json name: sqlInstances internal: true json: - '.[].name' - engine: - sh - bash source: | gcloud sql instances describe $sqlInstance --format="json(settings.databaseFlags)" matchers: - type: word words: - 'off' extractors: - type: dsl dsl: - '"PostgreSQL Log Checkpoints flag is disabled in database instance: " + sqlInstance + " in project: " + projectId' # digest: 4a0a00473045022100e25f6c8c1925b65cd8dd47e4e03a5a28448cdc3d276021098c2d156044e1271102203339363363afa6f0a81053c581d6daaf123ce9704b3a60e3e5fadd9307b3988f:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950