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Dashboard is enabled

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Metadata

Id: terraform-azure-dashboard-is-enabled

Provider: Azure

Platform: Terraform

Severity: Low

Category: Insecure Configurations

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Description

This check verifies if the Kubernetes Dashboard add-on is enabled in the cluster configuration by examining the addon_profile block and specifically whether kube_dashboard { enabled = true } has been set. Enabling the Kubernetes Dashboard can expose sensitive cluster information and administrative controls via a web interface, increasing the risk of unauthorized access if not properly secured or restricted. For better security, the dashboard should be disabled by setting enabled = false:

addon_profile {
  kube_dashboard {
    enabled = false
  }
}

This reduces the potential attack surface and protects against possible privilege escalation or data exposure vulnerabilities.

Compliant Code Examples

resource "azurerm_kubernetes_cluster" "negative1" {
  name                = "example-aks1"
  location            = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
  dns_prefix          = "exampleaks1"

  default_node_pool {
    name       = "default"
    node_count = 1
    vm_size    = "Standard_D2_v2"
  }

  identity {
    type = "SystemAssigned"
  }

  tags = {
    Environment = "Production"
  }
}

resource "azurerm_kubernetes_cluster" "negative2" {
  name                = "example-aks1"
  location            = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
  dns_prefix          = "exampleaks1"

  default_node_pool {
    name       = "default"
    node_count = 1
    vm_size    = "Standard_D2_v2"
  }

  identity {
    type = "SystemAssigned"
  }

  tags = {
    Environment = "Production"
  }

  addon_profile {
    kube_dashboard {
        enabled = false
    }
  }
}

Non-Compliant Code Examples

resource "azurerm_kubernetes_cluster" "positive1" {
  name                = "example-aks1"
  location            = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
  dns_prefix          = "exampleaks1"

  default_node_pool {
    name       = "default"
    node_count = 1
    vm_size    = "Standard_D2_v2"
  }

  identity {
    type = "SystemAssigned"
  }

  tags = {
    Environment = "Production"
  }
  
  addon_profile {
    kube_dashboard {
      enabled = true
    }
  }
}