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Geo redundancy is disabled

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Id: terraform-azure-geo-redundancy-is-disabled

Provider: Azure

Platform: Terraform

Severity: Low

Category: Backup

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Description

Geo-redundant backups should be enabled on Azure PostgreSQL servers to ensure critical data is protected and recoverable even if a regional outage occurs. The geo_redundant_backup_enabled attribute should be set to true for high availability; otherwise, setting it to false can leave backups vulnerable to loss in disaster recovery scenarios. For example, a secure configuration would look like the following:

resource "azurerm_postgresql_server" "example" {
    name                = "dbserver"
    location            = "usgovvirginia"
    resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.jira_rg.name

    sku_name   = "GP_Gen5_4"
    version    = "9.6"
    storage_mb = 640000

    backup_retention_days        = var.jira_postgre_data_retention
    geo_redundant_backup_enabled = true
    auto_grow_enabled            = true

    administrator_login          = var.mp_db_username
    administrator_login_password = azurerm_key_vault_secret.db_pswd.value
    ssl_enforcement_enabled      = true

    tags                         = local.postgresqlserver_tags
}

Without geo-redundant backups enabled, business-critical data may become unrecoverable if the primary region experiences a catastrophic failure, risking significant data loss and service disruption.

Compliant Code Examples

resource "azurerm_postgresql_server" "negative1" {
    name                = "dbserver"
    location            = "usgovvirginia"
    resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.jira_rg.name

    sku_name   = "GP_Gen5_4"
    version    = "9.6"
    storage_mb = 640000

    backup_retention_days        = var.jira_postgre_data_retention
    geo_redundant_backup_enabled = true
    auto_grow_enabled            = true

    administrator_login          = var.mp_db_username
    administrator_login_password = azurerm_key_vault_secret.db_pswd.value
    ssl_enforcement_enabled      = false

    tags                         = local.postgresqlserver_tags
}

Non-Compliant Code Examples


resource "azurerm_postgresql_server" "positive1" {
    name                = "dbserver"
    location            = "usgovvirginia"
    resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.jira_rg.name

    sku_name   = "GP_Gen5_4"
    version    = "9.6"
    storage_mb = 640000

    backup_retention_days        = var.jira_postgre_data_retention
    auto_grow_enabled            = true

    administrator_login          = var.mp_db_username
    administrator_login_password = azurerm_key_vault_secret.db_pswd.value
    ssl_enforcement_enabled      = true

    tags                         = local.postgresqlserver_tags
}

resource "azurerm_postgresql_server" "positive2" {
    name                = "dbserver"
    location            = "usgovvirginia"
    resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.jira_rg.name

    sku_name   = "GP_Gen5_4"
    version    = "9.6"
    storage_mb = 640000

    backup_retention_days        = var.jira_postgre_data_retention
    geo_redundant_backup_enabled = false
    auto_grow_enabled            = true

    administrator_login          = var.mp_db_username
    administrator_login_password = azurerm_key_vault_secret.db_pswd.value
    ssl_enforcement_enabled      = false

    tags                         = local.postgresqlserver_tags
}