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# Google Compute network using default firewall rule

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `terraform-gcp-google-compute-network-using-default-firewall-rule` 

**Provider:** GCP

**Platform:** Terraform

**Severity:** Medium

**Category:** Networking and Firewall

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

- [Provider Reference](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/compute_firewall#name)

### Description{% #description %}

Google Compute Network resources should avoid using the default firewall rule, as it typically allows overly permissive access to network resources and does not restrict traffic according to least-privilege principles. If left unaddressed, using the default firewall may expose internal resources to unauthorized external access, increasing the risk of lateral movement or compromise within a project. Instead, firewall rules should be defined explicitly with restricted protocols, source ranges, and tags, as shown below:

```
resource "google_compute_firewall" "secure_example" {
  name    = "restricted-firewall"
  network = google_compute_network.secure_example.name

  allow {
    protocol = "tcp"
    ports    = ["80", "443"]
  }

  source_ranges = ["203.0.113.0/24"]
}

resource "google_compute_network" "secure_example" {
  name = "test-network"
}
```

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

```terraform
resource "google_compute_firewall" "negative1" {
  name    = "test-firewall"
  network = google_compute_network.negative1.name

  allow {
    protocol = "icmp"
  }

  allow {
    protocol = "tcp"
    ports    = ["80", "8080"]
  }

  source_tags = ["web"]
}

resource "google_compute_network" "negative1" {
  name = "test-network"
}
```

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

```terraform
resource "google_compute_firewall" "positive1" {
  name    = "default"
  network = google_compute_network.positive1.name
}

resource "google_compute_network" "positive1" {
  name = "test-network"
}
```