Backend service logging is disabled Affecting Compute Engine service in Google


Severity

0.0
medium
0
10
    Severity Framework
    Snyk CCSS
    Rule category
    Logging / Best Practices

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Description

Load balancer traffic logging will not occur for this service, meaning actions cannot be tracked.

How to fix?

Set log_config.enable attribute to true.

Example configuration

resource "google_compute_region_backend_service" "allowed2" {
  name                            = "region-service2"
  region                          = "us-central1"
  connection_draining_timeout_sec = 10
  session_affinity                = "CLIENT_IP"

  log_config {
    enable = true
  }
}