aws_cognito_identity_pool Resource

Use the aws_cognito_identity_pool InSpec audit resource to test properties of a single Cognito identity pool.

For additional information, including details on parameters and properties, see the AWS documentation on Cognito identity pool.

Installation

This resource is available in the Chef InSpec AWS resource pack.

See the Chef InSpec documentation on cloud platforms for information on configuring your AWS environment for InSpec and creating an InSpec profile that uses the InSpec AWS resource pack.

Syntax

Ensure that an identity pool exists.

describe aws_cognito_identity_pool(identity_pool_id: 'IDENTITY_POOL_ID') do
  it { should exist }
end

Parameters

identity_pool_id (required)

Properties

identity_pool_id

An identity pool ID in the format REGION:GUID.

identity_pool_name

The name of your Amazon Cognito identity pool.

allow_unauthenticated_identities

Specifies whether the identity pool supports unauthenticated logins.

supported_login_providers

Key-value pairs that map provider names to provider app IDs.

developer_provider_name

The “domain” Amazon Cognito uses when referencing your users. This name acts as a placeholder that allows your backend and the Amazon Cognito service to communicate about the developer provider. For the DeveloperProviderName, you can use letters and periods (.), underscores (_), and dashes (-).

open_id_connect_provider_arns

The Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) of the OpenID connect providers.

cognito_identity_providers (provider_name)

The Amazon Cognito user pools and their client IDs. The provider name of the cognito identity providers.

cognito_identity_providers (client_id)

The Amazon Cognito user pools and their client IDs. The client ID of the cognito identity providers.

cognito_identity_providers (server_side_token_check)

The Amazon Cognito user pools and their client IDs. The server side token check of the cognito identity providers.

saml_provider_arns

The Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) of the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) providers.

identity_pool_tags

The tags of your Amazon Cognito identity pool.

Examples

Ensure an identity pool ID is available.

describe aws_cognito_identity_pool(identity_pool_id: 'IDENTITY_POOL_ID') do
  its('identity_pool_id') { should eq 'IDENTITY_POOL_ID' }
end

Ensure that the identity pool name is available.

describe aws_cognito_identity_pool(identity_pool_id: 'IDENTITY_POOL_ID') do
    its('identity_pool_name') { should eq 'IDENTITY_POOL_NAME' }
end

Matchers

This InSpec audit resource has the following special matchers. For a full list of available matchers, please visit our Universal Matchers page.

The controls will pass if the describe method returns at least one result.

exist

Use should to test that the entity exists.

describe aws_cognito_identity_pool(identity_pool_id: 'IDENTITY_POOL_ID') do
  it { should exist }
end

Use should_not to test the entity does not exist.

describe aws_cognito_identity_pool(identity_pool_id: 'IDENTITY_POOL_ID') do
  it { should_not exist }
end

be_available

Use should to check if the identity pool id is available.

describe aws_cognito_identity_pool(identity_pool_id: 'IDENTITY_POOL_ID') do
  it { should be_available }
end

AWS Permissions

Your Principal will need the CognitoIdentity:Client:IdentityPool action with Effect set to Allow.