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GCP Threats
Spanner Database Backups Should Be Enabled
More Info:
Ensure backups in enabled for spanner databases
Risk Level
Medium
Address
Reliability, Security
Compliance Standards
HIPAA, SOC2, HITRUST, NISTCSF, PCIDSS
Triage and Remediation
Remediation
To remediate the misconfiguration “Spanner Database Backups Should Be Enabled” for GCP using GCP console, please follow the below steps:
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Go to the Google Cloud Console and select the project where your Spanner instance is located.
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In the left-hand menu, select “Spanner.”
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Click on the name of the Spanner instance you want to remediate.
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In the Spanner instance details page, click on the “Backups” tab.
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Click on the “Create Backup” button.
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In the “Create Backup” dialog box, enter a name for the backup.
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Select the “Frequency” at which you want the backups to be taken.
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Select the “Retention period” for the backups.
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Click on the “Create” button to create the backup.
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Verify that the backup has been created by checking the “Backups” tab.
By following these steps, you will have successfully remediated the misconfiguration “Spanner Database Backups Should Be Enabled” for GCP using GCP console.
To remediate the misconfiguration “Spanner Database Backups Should Be Enabled” in GCP using GCP CLI, follow the below steps:
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Open the Cloud Shell in the GCP console.
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Run the following command to enable backups for the Spanner database:
gcloud spanner databases update [DATABASE_ID] --backup-config enable-point-in-time-recoveryReplace
[DATABASE_ID]with the ID of the Spanner database that needs to have backups enabled. -
Verify that the backups have been enabled by running the following command:
gcloud spanner databases describe [DATABASE_ID] --format="value(backupInfo.enableTime)"If the output displays a timestamp, it means that backups have been enabled for the database.
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Repeat the above steps for all the Spanner databases in your GCP project.
By following these steps, you can remediate the misconfiguration “Spanner Database Backups Should Be Enabled” in GCP using GCP CLI.
To remediate the misconfiguration “Spanner Database Backups Should Be Enabled” for GCP using Python, you can use the following steps:
- Import the necessary libraries:
from google.cloud import spanner
from google.api_core.exceptions import NotFound
- Set up the Spanner client:
client = spanner.Client()
- Iterate through all the instances and databases in the project:
for instance in client.list_instances():
for database in instance.list_databases():
- Check if the backup configuration is set for the database:
try:
backup_config = database.get_backup_config()
except NotFound:
backup_config = None
- If the backup configuration is not set, enable it:
if not backup_config:
backup_config = spanner.BackupConfig(
enabled=True,
backup_retention_days=7,
transaction_log_retention_days=2
)
database.update_backup_config(backup_config)
- Print the status of the backup configuration:
if backup_config.enabled:
print(f"Backup is enabled for database {database.database_id}.")
else:
print(f"Backup is not enabled for database {database.database_id}.")
Putting it all together, the full Python code to remediate the misconfiguration “Spanner Database Backups Should Be Enabled” for GCP would look like this:
from google.cloud import spanner
from google.api_core.exceptions import NotFound
client = spanner.Client()
for instance in client.list_instances():
for database in instance.list_databases():
try:
backup_config = database.get_backup_config()
except NotFound:
backup_config = None
if not backup_config:
backup_config = spanner.BackupConfig(
enabled=True,
backup_retention_days=7,
transaction_log_retention_days=2
)
database.update_backup_config(backup_config)
if backup_config.enabled:
print(f"Backup is enabled for database {database.database_id}.")
else:
print(f"Backup is not enabled for database {database.database_id}.")
This script will enable backups for all Cloud Spanner databases in your GCP project. You can run it periodically to ensure that backups remain enabled.