Do Not Use the --insecure Flag in Production Environments Under Any Circumstances

KritisLevel 1Otomatiscockroachdb

Deskripsi

CockroachDB supports an --insecure startup option that disables all node-to-node and client-to-node encryption, authentication, and certificate validation. When started in this mode, the cluster operates entirely without Transport Layer Security (TLS), allowing unauthenticated and unencrypted connections. This option exists only for initial testing or ephemeral local development. The benchmark rates this recommendation Manual; the automated check covers its objective pass criterion. Passes when no running cockroach start process uses --insecure (FAIL when no node process is running). Also grep the node log for "RUNNING IN INSECURE MODE".

Cara pemeriksaan

Metode audit: Perintah shell

shell

out=$(ps -eo args= | grep '[c]ockroach start') || exit 1; printf '%s\n' "$out" | grep -c -- '--insecure' || true

Output yang diharapkan: 0

Cara perbaikan

Metode perbaikan: Panduan atau patch infrastruktur

Stop the insecure nodes, create a CA and node/client certificates (cockroach cert create-ca / create-node / create-client), replace --insecure with --certs-dir=<certs> in the systemd unit and restart the nodes.

Properti

Sistem operasi: Apa saja
Tag: cockroachdbtlsauthentication
Referensi: CIS CockroachDB v25.x Benchmark v1.0.0 - 1.4 Do Not Use the --insecure Flag in Production Environments Under Any Circumstances

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shell

tmaegis scan --target cockroachdb