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📝 Google Cloud Access Transparency is not enabled 🟢

  • Contextual name: 📝 Cloud Access Transparency is not enabled 🟢
  • ID: /ce/ca/google/logging/access-transparency-settings
  • Located in: 📁 Google Logging

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Our Metadata​

  • Policy Type: COMPLIANCE_POLICY
  • Policy Category:
    • SECURITY

Similar Policies​

Description​

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Description​

GCP Access Transparency provides audit logs for all actions that Google personnel take in your Google Cloud resources.

Rationale​

Controlling access to your information is one of the foundations of information security. Given that Google Employees do have access to your organizations' projects for support reasons, you should have logging in place to view who, when, and why your information is being accessed.

Impact​

To use Access Transparency your organization will need to have at one of the following support level: Premium, Enterprise, Platinum, or Gold. There will be subscription costs associated with support, as well as increased storage costs for storing the logs. You will also not be able to turn Access Transparency off yourself, and you will need to submit a service request to Google Cloud Support.

Audit​

From Google Cloud Console​
Determine if Access Transparency is Enabled​
  1. From the Google Cloud Home, click on the Navigation hamburger menu in the top left. Hover over the IAM & Admin Menu. Select settings in the middle of the column that opens.

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Remediation​

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Remediation​

From Google Cloud Console​

Add privileges to enable Access Transparency​
  1. From the Google Cloud Home, within the project you wish to check, click on the Navigation hamburger menu in the top left. Hover over the 'IAM and Admin'. Select IAM in the top of the column that opens.
  2. Click the blue button the says +add at the top of the screen.
  3. In the principals field, select a user or group by typing in their associated email address.
  4. Click on the role field to expand it. In the filter field enter Access Transparency Admin and select it.
  5. Click save.
Verify that the Google Cloud project is associated with a billing account​
  1. From the Google Cloud Home, click on the Navigation hamburger menu in the top left. Select Billing.
  2. If you see This project is not associated with a billing account you will need to enter billing information or switch to a project with a billing account.
Enable Access Transparency​
  1. From the Google Cloud Home, click on the Navigation hamburger menu in the top left. Hover over the IAM & Admin Menu. Select settings in the middle of the column that opens.

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policy.yaml​

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Linked Framework Sections​

SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlags
💼 CIS GCP v3.0.0 → 💼 2.14 Ensure 'Access Transparency' is 'Enabled' - Level 2 (Manual)1
💼 Cloudaware Framework → 💼 Logging and Monitoring Configuration49