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# GCP PostgreSQL instance database flag log\_disconnections is disabled misconfiguration detected in co

## Rule Details

|                        |                                      |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC\_GCP\_53                      |
| Category - Subcategory | Logging - Disabled or missing        |
| Provider               | GCP                                  |
| Severity               | LOW                                  |
| Framework              | Terraform, Terraform Plan            |
| Mapped CSPM/KSPM Rule  | 05244425-d5d0-4055-a461-198000dd1b25 |

## Impact

Enabling the *log\_disconnections* database flag logs the end of each session, including the session duration. PostgreSQL does not log session details by default, including duration and session end details. Enabling the *log\_disconnections* database flag creates log entries at the end of each session, useful when troubleshooting issues and determining unusual activity across a time period. The *log\_disconnections* and *log\_connections* work hand in hand and usually the pair would be enabled/disabled together. We recommended you set the *log\_disconnections* flag for a PostgreSQL instance to *On*.

## How to Fix

*Resource:* google\_sql\_database\_instance

* *Arguments:* database\_version = "POSTGRES\_\* " settings::database\_flags: key:"log\_disconnections", value: by default set to "off" \[source,go]

***

resource "google\_sql\_database\_instance" "default" { name = "master-instance" database\_version = "POSTGRES\_11" region = "us-central1"

settings {

* database\_flags {
* name = "log\_disconnections"
* value = "on" } } }

***


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