aws_cloudtrail_trails Resource

Use the aws_cloudtrail_trails InSpec audit resource to test properties of a collection of AWS CloudTrail Trails.

For additional information, including details on parameters and properties, see the AWS documentation on Auto Scaling Group.

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.

An aws_cloudtrail_trails resource block returns all CloudTrail Trails and allows the testing of those trails.

describe aws_cloudtrail_trails do
  it { should exist }
end

This resource does not require any parameters.

trail_arns: Specifies the ARNs of the trails.
names: The names of the trails.
entries: Provides access to the raw results of the query, which can be treated as an array of hashes.

Ensure a CloudTrail with a specific name exists.

describe aws_cloudtrail_trails do
  its('names') { should include('trail-1') }
end

Ensure a CloudTrail with a specific arn exists.

describe aws_cloudtrail_trails do
  its('trail_arns') { should include('arn:aws:cloudtrail:us-east-1::trail/trail-1') }
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_cloudtrail_trails do
  it { should exist }
end

describe aws_cloudtrail_trails do
  it { should_not exist }
end

Your Principal will need the CloudTrail:Client:DescribeTrailsResponse action with Effect set to Allow.