security_identifier

Use the security_identifier Chef InSpec resource to test the Security Identifier (SID) for user and group trustees on Windows.

Availability

Installation

This resource is distributed along with Chef InSpec itself. You can use it automatically.

Resource Parameters

A security_identifier resource should specify the name and type of the trustee to test the SID for:

describe security_identifier(group: 'Everyone') do
  its('sid') { should eq 'S-1-1-0' }
end

where

• group: specifies that 'Everyone' should be a group. user: can be used to specify a user account. ** It is necessary to declare the type of the trustee because Windows allows users, groups and other entities to share names. If you really need to not specify the type, unspecified: can be used. This will attempt to match the name to a group and then a useraccount. This may take longer to execute and comes with the risk of Chef InSpec matching the name to an unintended trustee.

Examples

The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec resource.

Verify that the Admnistrator user has a SID

describe security_identifier(user: 'Administrator') do
  it { should exist }
end

Verify that a SID is the expected value

describe security_identifier(group: 'Everyone') do
  its('sid') { should eq 'S-1-1-0' }
end

Use in conjunction with the security_policy resource to specify the trustee to test for in the audit policy

describe security_policy do
  its("SeRemoteInteractiveLogonRight") { should_not include security_identifier(group: 'Guests') }
end

Properties

• sid

Property Examples

sid

describe security_identifier(group: 'Everyone') do
  its('sid') { should eq 'S-1-1-0' }
end

Matchers

This Chef InSpec audit resource has the following special matchers. For a full list of available matchers, please visit our matchers page.

exist

For this resource, exist is true if a Security Identifier (SID) exists on the target host for the specified trustee.