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An InSpec Profile Overlay to validate the secure configuration of AWS RDS instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (Express Edition) against CIS's Benchmark for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 version 1.2.0 tailored for CMS ARS 3.1 for CMS systems categorized as Low.
For the best security of the runner, always install on the runner the latest version of InSpec and supporting Ruby language components.
Latest versions and installation options are available at the InSpec site.
The following inputs must be configured in an inputs ".yml" file for the profile to run correctly for your specific environment. More information about InSpec inputs can be found in the InSpec Profile Documentation.
# Username MSSQL DB Server
user: ''
# Password MSSQL DB Server
password: ''
# Hostname of MSSQL DB Server
host: ''
# Instance name of MSSQL DB Server
instance: ''
# Port for MSSQL DB Server (numeric)
port:
# Approved version expected to be installed (numeric)
approved_sql_version:
# Set to True if the MS SQL Server instance is clustered
clustered_instance: False
# Enter the maximum number of error log files allowed (CIS required value is 12; this value is not hard-coded to allow for tailoring this profile to organizational requirements)
max_error_logs: 12
# List of the databases excluded from being evaluated
excluded_dbs: []
# List of the databases that are not required to be encrypted
encryption_disabled_dbs: []# How to run
inspec exec https://github.com/CMSgov/cms-ars-3.1-low-aws-rds-microsoft-sql-server-2017-cis-overlay/archive/main.tar.gz --input-file=<path_to_your_inputs_file/name_of_your_inputs_file.yml> --reporter=cli json:<path_to_your_output_file/name_of_your_output_file.json>
If your runner is not always expected to have direct access to GitHub, use the following steps to create an archive bundle of this baseline and all of its dependent tests:
(Git is required to clone the InSpec profile using the instructions below. Git can be downloaded from the Git site.)
When the "runner" host uses this profile baseline for the first time, follow these steps:
mkdir profiles
cd profiles
git clone https://github.com/CMSgov/cms-ars-3.1-low-aws-rds-microsoft-sql-server-2017-cis-overlay
inspec archive cms-ars-3.1-low-aws-rds-microsoft-sql-server-2017-cis-overlay
inspec exec <name of generated archive> --input-file=<path_to_your_inputs_file/name_of_your_inputs_file.yml> --reporter cli json:<path_to_your_output_file/name_of_your_output_file.json>
For every successive run, follow these steps to always have the latest version of this baseline:
cd cms-ars-3.1-low-aws-rds-microsoft-sql-server-2017-cis-overlay
git pull
cd ..
inspec archive cms-ars-3.1-low-aws-rds-microsoft-sql-server-2017-cis-overlay --overwrite
inspec exec <name of generated archive> --input-file=<path_to_your_inputs_file/name_of_your_inputs_file.yml> --reporter cli json:<path_to_your_output_file/name_of_your_output_file.json>
The JSON results output file can be loaded into heimdall-lite for a user-interactive, graphical view of the InSpec results.
The JSON InSpec results file may also be loaded into a full heimdall server, allowing for additional functionality such as to store and compare multiple profile runs.
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