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# Redshift publicly accessible

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `5c6b727b-1382-4629-8ba9-abd1365e5610`

**Cloud Provider:** AWS

**Platform:** Ansible

**Severity:** High

**Category:** Insecure Configurations

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [Provider Reference](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/aws/redshift_module.html)

### Description{% #description %}

Redshift clusters must not be publicly accessible. Exposing cluster endpoints to the internet increases the risk of unauthorized access, data exfiltration, and brute-force attacks. For Ansible, check tasks using the `redshift` or `community.aws.redshift` modules: the `publicly_accessible` parameter must be set to `false`. This rule flags any task where `publicly_accessible` is `true`. Explicitly set `publicly_accessible: false` in your task to ensure the cluster is not reachable from the public internet. Relying on implicit defaults may be ambiguous across versions.

Secure configuration example:

```yaml
- name: Create Redshift cluster (not publicly accessible)
  community.aws.redshift:
    cluster_identifier: my-cluster
    node_type: dc2.large
    number_of_nodes: 2
    publicly_accessible: false
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```yaml
- name: Basic cluster provisioning example01
  community.aws.redshift:
    command: create
    node_type: ds1.xlarge
    identifier: new_cluster
    username: cluster_admin
    password: 1nsecur3
    publicly_accessible: no
- name: Basic cluster provisioning example02
  community.aws.redshift:
    command: create
    node_type: ds1.xlarge
    identifier: new_cluster
    username: cluster_admin
    password: 1nsecur3
- name: Basic cluster provisioning example03
  redshift:
    command: create
    node_type: ds1.xlarge
    identifier: new_cluster
    username: cluster_admin
    password: 1nsecur3
    publicly_accessible: false
```

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```yaml
---
- name: Basic cluster provisioning example04
  community.aws.redshift:
    command: create
    node_type: ds1.xlarge
    identifier: new_cluster
    username: cluster_admin
    password: 1nsecur3
    publicly_accessible: yes
- name: Basic cluster provisioning example05
  community.aws.redshift:
    command: create
    node_type: ds1.xlarge
    identifier: new_cluster
    username: cluster_admin
    password: 1nsecur3
    publicly_accessible: True
- name: Basic cluster provisioning example06
  redshift:
    command: create
    node_type: ds1.xlarge
    identifier: new_cluster
    username: cluster_admin
    password: 1nsecur3
    publicly_accessible: Yes
```