inspec/docs/resources/aws_subnet.md

title	platform
About the aws_subnet Resource	aws

aws_subnet

Use the aws_subnet InSpec audit resource to test properties of a vpc subnet.

To test properties of a single VPC subnet, use the aws_subnet resource.

To test properties of all or a group of VPC subnets, use the aws_subnets resource.

Syntax

An aws_subnet resource block uses the parameter to select a VPC and a subnet in the VPC.

describe aws_subnet(subnet_id: 'subnet-1234567') do
  it { should exist }
  its('cidr_block') { should eq '10.0.1.0/24' }
end

Resource Parameters

This InSpec resource accepts the following parameters, which are used to search for the VPCs subnet.

subnet_id

A string identifying the subnet that the VPC contains.

# This will error if there is more than the default SG
describe aws_subnet(subnet_id: 'subnet-12345678') do
  it { should exist }    
end

Properties

• availavailability_zone, available_ip_address_count, cidr_block, subnet_id, vpc_id

Property Examples

availability_zone

Provides the Availability Zone of the subnet.

describe aws_subnet(subnet_id: 'subnet-12345678') do
  its('availability_zone') { should eq 'us-east-1c' }    
end

available_ip_address_count

Provides the number of available IPv4 addresses on the subnet.

describe aws_subnet(subnet_id: 'subnet-12345678') do
  its('available_ip_address_count') { should eq 251 }    
end

cidr_block

Provides the block of ip addresses specified to the subnet.

describe aws_subnet(subnet_id: 'subnet-12345678') do
  its('cidr_block') { should eq '10.0.1.0/24' }    
end

subnet_id

Provides the ID of the Subnet.

describe aws_subnet(subnet_id: 'subnet-12345678') do
  its('subnet_id') { should eq 'subnet-12345678' }    
end

vpc_id

Provides the ID of the VPC the subnet is in.

describe aws_subnet(subnet_id: 'subnet-12345678') do
  its('vpc_id') { should eq 'vpc-12345678' }    
end

Matchers

This InSpec audit resource has the following special matchers. For a full list of available matchers please visit our matchers page.

assigning_ipv_6_address_on_creation

Detects if the network interface on the subnet accepts IPv6 addresses.

describe aws_subnet(subnet_id: 'subnet-12345678') do
  it { should be_assigning_ipv_6_address_on_creation }    
end

available

Provides the current state of the subnet.

describe aws_subnet(subnet_id: 'subnet-12345678') do
  it { should be_available }    
end

default_for_az

Detects if the subnet is the default subnet for the Availability Zone.

describe aws_subnet(subnet_id: 'subnet-12345678') do
  it { should be_default_for_az }    
end

exist

The exist matcher indicates that a subnet exists for the specified vpc.

describe aws_subnet(subnet_id: 'subnet-12345678') do
  it { should exist }
end

mapping_public_ip_on_launch

Provides the VPC ID for the subnet.

describe aws_subnet(subnet_id: 'subnet-12345678') do
  it { should be_mapping_public_ip_on_launch }    
end