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Backend service is not enforcing HTTPS Affecting Compute Engine service in Google

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    Severity Framework Snyk CCSS
    Rule category Network / Protocols

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CC-00399
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Description

Connection is vulnerable to being intercepted and hijacked to steal data.

How to fix?

Set protocol attribute to either HTTPS or SSL.

Example Configuration

resource "google_compute_region_backend_service" "allowed" {
  region                = "us-central1"
  name                  = "region-service-399-1"
  project               = "test-project"
  protocol              = "HTTPS"
  load_balancing_scheme = "INTERNAL_MANAGED"
  locality_lb_policy    = "ROUND_ROBIN"
}

resource "google_compute_region_backend_service" "allowed2" {
  region  = "us-central1"
  name    = "region-service-399-2"
  project = "test-project"
  protocol              = "SSL"
  load_balancing_scheme = "EXTERNAL"
  locality_lb_policy    = "MAGLEV"
}