+++ title = "etc_hosts_allow resource" draft = false gh_repo = "inspec" platform = "linux"
[menu] [menu.inspec] title = "etc_hosts_allow" identifier = "inspec/resources/os/etc_hosts_allow.md etc_hosts_allow resource" parent = "inspec/resources/os" +++
Use the etc_hosts_allow
Chef InSpec audit resource to test rules defined for accepting daemon and client traffic in the '/etc/hosts.allow'
file.
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This resource first became available in v1.39.1 of InSpec.
An etc/hosts.allow rule specifies one or more daemons mapped to one or more clients, with zero or more options for accepting traffic when found.
Use the where clause to match a property to one or more rules in the hosts.allow
file.
describe etc_hosts_allow.where { daemon == 'value' } do
its ('client_list') { should include ['values'] }
its ('options') { should include ['values'] }p
end
Use the optional constructor parameter to give an alternative path to hosts.allow
file.
describe etc_hosts_allow(hosts_path).where { daemon == 'value' } do
its ('client_list') { should include ['values'] }
its ('options') { should include ['values'] }
end
where
daemon
is a filter that will be allowed to pass traffic in.client_list
,options
are the valid resource properties that test the list of clients who will be allowed to pass traffic in, and a list of tasks that are to be done with the rule when traffic is found respectively.
The daemon
property returns a string containing the daemon that is allowed in the rule.
describe etc_hosts_allow.where { client_list == ['127.0.1.154', '[:fff:fAb0::]'] } do
its('daemon') { should eq ['vsftpd', 'sshd'] }
end
The client_list
property returns a 2d string array where each entry contains the clients specified for the rule.
describe etc_hosts_allow.where { daemon == 'sshd' } do
its('client_list') { should include ['192.168.0.0/16', '[abcd::0000:1234]'] }
end
The options
property returns a 2d string array where each entry contains any options specified for the rule.
describe etc_hosts_allow.where { daemon == 'sshd' } do
its('options') { should include ['deny', 'echo "REJECTED"'] }
end
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