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# Beta - Nifcloud RDB has public DB access

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `fb387023-e4bb-42a8-9a70-6708aa7ff21b`

**Cloud Provider:** Nifcloud

**Platform:** Terraform

**Severity:** High

**Category:** Networking and Firewall

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

- [Provider Reference](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/nifcloud/nifcloud/latest/docs/resources/db_instance#publicly_accessible)

### Description{% #description %}

The RDB instance is configured to allow public network access. This rule detects `nifcloud_db_instance` resources where `publicly_accessible` is set to `true` and reports an `IncorrectValue` issue; network access should be limited to the minimum required for the application to function. Report attributes: `documentId`, `resourceType`, `resourceName`, `searchKey`, `issueType`, `keyExpectedValue`, `keyActualValue`.

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

```terraform
resource "nifcloud_db_instance" "negative" {
  identifier          = "example"
  instance_class      = "db.large8"
  publicly_accessible = false
}
```

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

```terraform
resource "nifcloud_db_instance" "positive" {
  identifier          = "example"
  instance_class      = "db.large8"
  publicly_accessible = true
}
```