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[Feature Request] Out-of-Band Drift Alerting #46
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EnhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or requestLevel of Effort - MediumModerate task requiring thought and testing; typically takes a couple of days to a weekModerate task requiring thought and testing; typically takes a couple of days to a weekPriority - MediumStandard features and non-blocking bugs; important for the current milestone but not urgentStandard features and non-blocking bugs; important for the current milestone but not urgentScope - FastRelated to Fabric FAST deployment stages in the fast directoryRelated to Fabric FAST deployment stages in the fast directorySecuritySomething is insecure or can be securedSomething is insecure or can be secured
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Feature Description
Automated alerting triggered when infrastructure changes are made outside of the authorized Terraform CI/CD service account.
Use Case
To maintain strict compliance and security, administrators need to know immediately if a human operator makes manual edits (drift) in the Google Cloud Console.
Proposed Solution
Create a dedicated blueprint utilizing Google Cloud Log Router and Pub/Sub to filter for administrative write operations missing the Terraform service account identity, and route those events to an alerting topic.
Compliance & Deployment Context
- Target Deployment Type(s):
- US Region Restricted (e.g., Access Policy constraint)
- FedRAMP Medium
- FedRAMP High
- DoD IL4
- DoD IL5
- All / General
- Relevant NIST 800-53r5 Controls: AU-6 (Audit Record Review, Analysis, and Reporting), SI-4 (System Monitoring).
Reusability Check
Stellar Engine prioritizes reusability.
- I have checked if this functionality can be achieved by extending an existing module or blueprint.
- I have verified that this does not duplicate existing functionality.
Alternatives Considered
Relying strictly on Security Command Center, which does not provide immediate granular alerting for out-of-band IAM/Compute modifications.
Additional Context
This was explicitly requested in the legacy Feature Braindump from 2023.
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EnhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or requestLevel of Effort - MediumModerate task requiring thought and testing; typically takes a couple of days to a weekModerate task requiring thought and testing; typically takes a couple of days to a weekPriority - MediumStandard features and non-blocking bugs; important for the current milestone but not urgentStandard features and non-blocking bugs; important for the current milestone but not urgentScope - FastRelated to Fabric FAST deployment stages in the fast directoryRelated to Fabric FAST deployment stages in the fast directorySecuritySomething is insecure or can be securedSomething is insecure or can be secured
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