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title: OSLogin disabled
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# OSLogin disabled

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `32ecd6eb-0711-421f-9627-1a28d9eff217`

**Cloud Provider:** GCP

**Platform:** Terraform

**Severity:** Medium

**Category:** Access Control

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

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

### Description{% #description %}

This check verifies whether the `enable-oslogin` metadata key is set to `true` in Google Cloud project or instance metadata, as shown below:

```
resource "google_compute_project_metadata" "secure_example" {
  metadata = {
    enable-oslogin = true
  }
}
```

If OS Login is not enabled, user and SSH key management is handled by instance-level metadata, which can lead to inconsistent access policies and increased risk of unauthorized access. Enabling OS Login centralizes and streamlines IAM-based SSH access, reducing the attack surface of compute resources.

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

```terraform
resource "google_compute_project_metadata" "negative1" {
  metadata = {
    enable-oslogin = true
  }
}
```

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

```terraform
resource "google_compute_project_metadata" "positive1" {
  metadata = {
    enable-oslogin = false
  }
}

resource "google_compute_project_metadata" "positive2" {
  metadata = {
      foo  = "bar"
  }
}
```