inspec/lib/resources/security_policy.rb

# Security Configuration and Analysis
#
# Export local security policy:
# secedit /export /cfg secpol.cfg
#
# @link http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25250
#
# In Windows, some security options are managed differently that the local GPO
# All local GPO parameters can be examined via Registry, but not all security
# parameters. Therefore we need a combination of Registry and secedit output

class SecurityPolicy < Vulcano.resource(1)
  name 'security_policy'

  # static variable, shared across all instances
  @@loaded = false
  @@policy = nil
  @@exit_status = nil

  # load security content
  def load
    # export the security policy
    @runner.run_command('secedit /export /cfg win_secpol.cfg')
    # store file content
    command_result ||= @runner.run_command('type win_secpol.cfg')
    # delete temp file
    @runner.run_command('del win_secpol.cfg')

    @@exit_status = command_result.exit_status.to_i
    @@policy = command_result.stdout

    @@loaded = true

    # returns self
    self
  end

  def method_missing(method)

    # load data if needed
    if (@@loaded == false)
      load
    end

    # find line with key
    key = method.to_s
    target = ""
    @@policy.each_line {|s|
      target = s.strip if s.match(/\b#{key}\s*=\s*(.*)\b/)
    }

    # extract variable value
    result = target.match(/[=]{1}\s*(?<value>.*)/)

    if !result.nil?
      val = result[:value]
      val = val.to_i if val.match(/^\d+$/)
    else
      # TODO we may need to return skip or failure if the
      # requested value is not available
      val = nil
    end

    val
  end

  def to_s
    %Q[Security Policy]
  end

end