If Internet access is disabled for the ApsaraDB RDS instance, or if the instance can access the Internet but its whitelists do not contain 0.0.0.0/0, the evaluation result is Compliant.

Scenarios

If 0.0.0.0/0 is added to the whitelist of an ApsaraDB RDS instance, the instance allows access from all IP addresses over the Internet. This causes high security risks to the instance. Proceed with caution.

Risk level

Default risk level: high.

When you apply this rule, you can change the risk level based on your business requirements.

Compliance evaluation logic

  • If Internet access is disabled for the ApsaraDB RDS instance, or if the instance can access the Internet but its whitelists do not contain 0.0.0.0/0, the evaluation result is Compliant.
  • If Internet access is enabled for the ApsaraDB RDS instance and its whitelists contain 0.0.0.0/0, the evaluation result is Incompliant. For more information about how to remediate an incompliant configuration, see the "Incompliance remediation" section of this topic.

Rule details

Item Description
Rule name rds-public-and-any-ip-access-check
Rule identifier rds-public-and-any-ip-access-check
Tag RDS and Public
Automatic remediation Not supported
Trigger type Configuration change
Supported resource type ApsaraDB RDS instances
Input parameter None

Incompliance remediation

Disable Internet access for ApsaraDB RDS instances or delete 0.0.0.0/0 from the whitelists of the instances. For more information, see Configure an IP address whitelist for an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.