TMA-IBMCLOUD-RESTRICT-API-KEY-CREATION

Ensure creation of platform API keys is restricted

MediumLevel 2Automatedibmcloud

Description

Restricting API key creation to explicitly authorised users reduces unmanaged long-lived credentials. restrict_create_platform_apikey must be RESTRICTED. Read-only ibmcloud CLI calls using the current CLI session and targeted region (ibmcloud login, or IBMCLOUD_API_KEY); JSON output is parsed with grep/sed/awk. A missing CLI, plugin or session fails the check.

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

shell

out=$(ibmcloud iam account-settings --output json 2>/dev/null) || exit 1
v=$(printf '%s\n' "$out" | sed -n 's/.*"restrict_create_platform_apikey"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' | head -n 1)
[ "$v" = RESTRICTED ] && echo compliant

Expected output: compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

ibmcloud iam account-settings-update --restrict-create-platform-apikey RESTRICTED, then grant 'User API key creator' only to those who need it.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: ibmcloudiam
Reference: CIS IBM Cloud Foundations Benchmark v2.0.0 - Identity and Access Management - restrict user API key creation (verify section number for your release)

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

shell

tmaegis scan --target ibmcloud --level 2