aws_ec2_traffic_mirror_session resource

Use the aws_ec2_traffic_mirror_session InSpec audit resource to test properties an AWS Traffic Mirror session.

Syntax

An aws_ec2_traffic_mirror_session resource block declares the tests for a single AWS Traffic Mirror session by session ID.

describe aws_ec2_traffic_mirror_session(traffic_mirror_session_id: 'TRAFFIC_MIRROR_SESSION_ID') do
  it { should exist }
end

Parameters

traffic_mirror_session_id (required)

The ID of the Traffic Mirror session.

Properties

traffic_mirror_session_id

The ID for the Traffic Mirror session.

traffic_mirror_target_id

The ID of the Traffic Mirror target.

traffic_mirror_filter_id

The ID of the Traffic Mirror filter.

network_interface_id

The ID of the Traffic Mirror session’s network interface.

owner_id

The ID of the account that owns the Traffic Mirror session.

packet_length

The number of bytes in each packet to mirror.

virtual_network_id

The virtual network ID associated with the Traffic Mirror session.

description

The description of the Traffic Mirror session.

tags

The tags assigned to the Traffic Mirror session.

session_number

The session number determines the order in which sessions are evaluated when an interface is used by multiple sessions.

For additional information, see the API reference documentation.

Examples

Test that a Traffic Mirror session should exist:

describe aws_ec2_traffic_mirror_session(traffic_mirror_session_id: 'TRAFFIC_MIRROR_SESSION_ID') do
  it { should exist }
end

Test the packet length of a Traffic Mirror session:

describe aws_ec2_traffic_mirror_session(traffic_mirror_session_id: 'TRAFFIC_MIRROR_SESSION_ID') do
  its('packet_length') { should eq 1 }
end

Test that a Traffic Mirror session has the correct ID:

describe aws_ec2_traffic_mirror_session(traffic_mirror_session_id: 'TRAFFIC_MIRROR_SESSION_ID') do
  its('traffic_mirror_session_id') { should eq 'TRAFFIC_MIRROR_SESSION_ID' }
end

Matchers

This resource has the following special matchers.

be_available

Check if the Traffic Mirror session is available.

describe aws_ec2_traffic_mirror_session(traffic_mirror_session_id: 'TRAFFIC_MIRROR_SESSION_ID') do
  it { should be_available }
end

Use should_not to test a Traffic Mirror session that should not exist.

describe aws_ec2_traffic_mirror_session(traffic_mirror_session_id: 'TRAFFIC_MIRROR_SESSION_ID') do
  it { should_not be_available }
end

AWS Permissions

Your AWS principal will need the EC2:Client:DescribeTrafficMirrorSessionsResult action with Effect set to Allow.