Updated on 2024-10-28 GMT+08:00

Best Practices for NIST Requirements

Applicable Scenario

Config provides a conformance package to help you check if your resources on Huawei Cloud meet some of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) requirements.

Rules

The following table lists the rules and solutions included in this conformance package template.

Table 1 Conformance package description

Rule

Cloud Service

Description

access-keys-rotated

iam

If an IAM user's access key is not rotated within the specified number of days, this user is noncompliant.

apig-instances-execution-logging-enabled

apig

If logging is not enabled for a dedicated APIG gateway, this gateway is considered non-compliant.

apig-instances-ssl-enabled

apig

If no SSL certificates are attached to a dedicated APIG gateway, this gateway is considered noncompliant.

as-group-elb-healthcheck-required

as

If an AS group does not have health check enabled, this AS group is noncompliant.

css-cluster-disk-encryption-check

css

If disk encryption is not enabled for a CSS cluster, this cluster is noncompliant.

css-cluster-in-vpc

css

If a CSS cluster is not in the specified VPCs, this cluster is noncompliant.

cts-kms-encrypted-check

cts

If a CTS tracker does not have KMS encryption enabled, this tracker is noncompliant.

cts-lts-enable

cts

If a CTS tracker does not have trace transfer to LTS enabled, this tracker is noncompliant.

cts-obs-bucket-track

cts

If there are no CTS trackers created for the specified OBS bucket, the current account is noncompliant.

cts-support-validate-check

cts

If a CTS tracker does not have trace file verification enabled, this tacker is noncompliant.

cts-tracker-exists

cts

If there are no trackers or all trackers are disabled in an account, the current account is noncompliant.

drs-data-guard-job-not-public

drs

If the network type of a DR task is set to public network, this DR task is noncompliant.

drs-migration-job-not-public

drs

If the network type of a migration task is set to public network, this migration task is noncompliant.

drs-synchronization-job-not-public

drs

If the network type of a synchronization task is not set to public network, this synchronization task is noncompliant.

dws-enable-kms

dws

If KMS encryption is not enabled for a DWS cluster, this cluster is noncompliant.

dws-enable-snapshot

dws

If automated snapshots are not enabled for a DWS cluster, this cluster is noncompliant.

dws-enable-ssl

dws

If SSL is not enabled for a DWS cluster, this cluster is noncompliant.

ecs-instance-in-vpc

ecs, vpc

If an ECS is not within the specified VPC, this ECS is noncompliant.

ecs-instance-no-public-ip

ecs

If an ECS has an EIP attached, this ECS is noncompliant.

eip-unbound-check

vpc

If an EIP has not been attached to any resource, this EIP is noncompliant.

eip-use-in-specified-days

vpc

If an EIP has not been attached to any resources within the specified number of days after being created, this EIP is noncompliant.

elb-tls-https-listeners-only

elb

If any listener of a load balancer does not have the frontend protocol set to HTTPS, this load balancer is noncompliant.

evs-use-in-specified-days

evs

If an EVS disk has not been attached to any resources within the specified number of days after being created, this disk is noncompliant.

function-graph-inside-vpc

fgs

If a function is not in the specified VPC, this function is noncompliant.

function-graph-public-access-prohibited

fgs

If a function can be accessed over a public network, this function is noncompliant.

gaussdb-nosql-enable-backup

gemini db

If a GeminiDB instance does not have the backup enabled, this instance is noncompliant.

iam-customer-policy-blocked-kms-actions

iam, access-analyzer-verified

If an IAM policy allows any blocked actions on KMS keys, this policy is noncompliant.

iam-group-has-users-check

iam

If an IAM user group has no user, this user group is noncompliant.

iam-password-policy

iam

If the password of an IAM user does not meet the password strength requirements, this IAM user is noncompliant.

iam-policy-no-statements-with-admin-access

iam

If a custom policy or role allows all actions (with the action element set to *:*:*, *:*, or *) for all cloud services, this policy or role is noncompliant.

iam-role-has-all-permissions

iam

If a custom policy or role allows all actions for a cloud service, this policy or role is noncompliant.

iam-root-access-key-check

iam

If the root user access key is available, the account is noncompliant.

iam-user-group-membership-check

iam

If an IAM user is not in any of the specified IAM user groups, this user is noncompliant.

iam-user-mfa-enabled

iam

If multi-factor authentication is not enabled for an IAM user, this user is noncompliant.

kms-not-scheduled-for-deletion

kms

If a KMS key is scheduled for deletion, this key is noncompliant.

kms-rotation-enabled

kms

If key rotation is not enabled for a KMS key, this key is noncompliant.

mfa-enabled-for-iam-console-access

iam

If an IAM user who is allowed to access Huawei Cloud console does not have MFA enabled, this IAM user is noncompliant.

mrs-cluster-kerberos-enabled

mrs

If an MRS cluster does not have Kerberos authentication enabled, this cluster is noncompliant.

mrs-cluster-no-public-ip

mrs

If an MRS cluster has an EIP attached, this cluster is noncompliant.

multi-region-cts-tracker-exists

cts

If there are no enabled CTS trackers in any of the specified regions, the current account is noncompliant.

private-nat-gateway-authorized-vpc-only

nat

If a private NAT gateway is not in a specified VPC, this gateway is noncompliant.

rds-instance-enable-backup

rds

If backup is not enabled for an RDS instance, this instance is noncompliant.

rds-instance-multi-az-support

rds

If an RDS instance does not support multi-AZ deployment, this RDS instance is noncompliant.

rds-instance-no-public-ip

rds

If an RDS instance has an EIP attached, this RDS instance is noncompliant.

root-account-mfa-enabled

iam

If the root user does not have MFA enabled, this root user is noncompliant.

sfsturbo-encrypted-check

sfsturbo

If KMS encryption is not enabled for an SFS Turbo file system, this file system is noncompliant.

stopped-ecs-date-diff

ecs

If an ECS has been stopped for longer than the time allowed, and no operations have been performed on it, this ECS is noncompliant.

volume-unused-check

evs

If an EVS disk is not mounted to any cloud server, this disk is noncompliant.

volumes-encrypted-check

ecs, evs

If a mounted EVS disk is not encrypted, this disk is noncompliant.

vpc-acl-unused-check

vpc

If a network ACL is not attached to any subnets, this ACL is noncompliant.

vpc-default-sg-closed

vpc

If a default security group allows all inbound or outbound traffic, this security group is noncompliant.

vpc-sg-ports-check

vpc

If a security group has the source address set to 0.0.0.0/0 or ::/0 and opens all TCP/UDP ports, this security group is noncompliant.

vpc-sg-restricted-common-ports

vpc

If a security group allows all inbound traffic from any IPv4 address (0.0.0.0/0) or IPv6 address to a specified port, this security group is noncompliant.

vpc-sg-restricted-ssh

vpc

If a security group allows all inbound traffic (with the source address set to 0.0.0.0/0 or ::/0) and opens the TCP 22 port, this security group is noncompliant.

vpn-connections-active

vpnaas

If a VPN is not normally connected, this rule is noncompliant.