Missing description for security group/security group rule.
Default Severity: low
Explanation
Security groups and security group rules should include a description for auditing purposes.
Simplifies auditing, debugging, and managing security groups.
Possible Impact
Descriptions provide context for the firewall rule reasons
Suggested Resolution
Add descriptions for all security groups and rules
Insecure Example
The following example will fail the aws-elasticache-add-description-for-security-group check.
resource "aws_security_group" "bar" {
name = "security-group"
}
resource "aws_elasticache_security_group" "bad_example" {
name = "elasticache-security-group"
security_group_names = [aws_security_group.bar.name]
description = ""
}
Secure Example
The following example will pass the aws-elasticache-add-description-for-security-group check.
resource "aws_security_group" "bar" {
name = "security-group"
}
resource "aws_elasticache_security_group" "good_example" {
name = "elasticache-security-group"
security_group_names = [aws_security_group.bar.name]
description = "something"
}