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aws.securityhub.get_security_control_definition

Example SQL Queries

SELECT * FROM
aws.securityhub.get_security_control_definition
WHERE
"security_control_id" = 'VALUE';

Description

Retrieves the definition of a security control. The definition includes the control title, description, Region availability, parameter definitions, and other details.

Table Definition

Column NameColumn Data Type
security_control_id Required Input Column

The ID of the security control to retrieve the definition for. This field doesn’t accept an Amazon Resource Name (ARN). 

VARCHAR
_aws_profile Input Column

The AWS profile defines the AWS identity used. It can be defined via credentials or by assuming a IAM role.

STRUCT(
    "type" VARCHAR,
    "name" VARCHAR,
    "account_id" VARCHAR,
    "via_profile_name" VARCHAR,
    "assumed_role_arn" VARCHAR,
    "organization" STRUCT(
        "account_name" VARCHAR,
        "id" VARCHAR,
        "tags" STRUCT(
            "key" VARCHAR,
            "value" VARCHAR
        )[],
        "master_account" STRUCT(
            "id" VARCHAR,
            "email" VARCHAR
        ),
        "parents" STRUCT(
            "type" VARCHAR,
            "id" VARCHAR,
            "name" VARCHAR,
            "tags" STRUCT(
                "key" VARCHAR,
                "value" VARCHAR
            )[]
        )[]
    )
)
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_aws_profile.account_id

The AWS account id

_aws_profile.assumed_role_arn

The ARN of the assumed role

_aws_profile.name

The unique name of the profile.

_aws_profile.organization

Information about this profile's membership in the AWS organization.

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_aws_profile.organization.account_name

The name of account speciifed by the organization

_aws_profile.organization.id

The organization id

_aws_profile.organization.master_account
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_aws_profile.organization.master_account.email

The organization master account email address

_aws_profile.organization.master_account.id

The organization master account id

_aws_profile.organization.parents[]
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_aws_profile.organization.parents[].id

The id of the parent

_aws_profile.organization.parents[].name

The name of the parent

_aws_profile.organization.parents[].tags[]
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_aws_profile.organization.parents[].tags[].key
_aws_profile.organization.parents[].tags[].value
_aws_profile.organization.parents[].type

The type of parent can be an organization unit or a root

_aws_profile.organization.tags[]
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_aws_profile.organization.tags[].key
_aws_profile.organization.tags[].value
_aws_profile.type

The type of profile, either 'credentials' or 'assumed_role'

_aws_profile.via_profile_name

This IAM role for this profile is assumed by first utilizing another profile with this name to obtain credentials.

_aws_region Input Column

The AWS region to use.

VARCHAR
security_control_definition

Provides metadata for a security control, including its unique standard-agnostic identifier, title, description, severity, availability in Amazon Web Services Regions, and a link to remediation steps. 

STRUCT(
    "security_control_id" VARCHAR,
    "title" VARCHAR,
    "description" VARCHAR,
    "remediation_url" VARCHAR,
    "severity_rating" VARCHAR,
    "current_region_availability" VARCHAR,
    "customizable_properties" VARCHAR[],
    "parameter_definitions" MAP(VARCHAR, STRUCT(
            "description" VARCHAR,
            "configuration_options" STRUCT(
                "integer" STRUCT(
                    "default_value" BIGINT,
                    "min" BIGINT,
                    "max" BIGINT
                ),
                "integer_list" STRUCT(
                    "default_value" BIGINT[],
                    "min" BIGINT,
                    "max" BIGINT,
                    "max_items" BIGINT
                ),
                "double" STRUCT(
                    "default_value" DOUBLE,
                    "min" DOUBLE,
                    "max" DOUBLE
                ),
                "string" STRUCT(
                    "default_value" VARCHAR,
                    "re2_expression" VARCHAR,
                    "expression_description" VARCHAR
                ),
                "string_list" STRUCT(
                    "default_value" VARCHAR[],
                    "re2_expression" VARCHAR,
                    "max_items" BIGINT,
                    "expression_description" VARCHAR
                ),
                "boolean" STRUCT(
                    "default_value" BOOLEAN
                ),
                "enum" STRUCT(
                    "default_value" VARCHAR,
                    "allowed_values" VARCHAR[]
                ),
                "enum_list" STRUCT(
                    "default_value" VARCHAR[],
                    "max_items" BIGINT,
                    "allowed_values" VARCHAR[]
                )
            )
        ))
)
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security_control_definition.current_region_availability

Specifies whether a security control is available in the current Amazon Web Services Region.

security_control_definition.customizable_properties[]
security_control_definition.description

The description of a security control across standards. This typically summarizes how Security Hub evaluates the control and the conditions under which it produces a failed finding. This parameter doesn't reference a specific standard.

security_control_definition.parameter_definitions

An object that provides a security control parameter name, description, and the options for customizing it. This object is excluded for a control that doesn't support custom parameters.

security_control_definition.remediation_url

A link to Security Hub documentation that explains how to remediate a failed finding for a security control.

security_control_definition.security_control_id

The unique identifier of a security control across standards. Values for this field typically consist of an Amazon Web Servicesservice name and a number (for example, APIGateway.3). This parameter differs from SecurityControlArn, which is a unique Amazon Resource Name (ARN) assigned to a control. The ARN references the security control ID (for example, arn:aws:securityhub:eu-central-1:123456789012:security-control/APIGateway.3).

security_control_definition.severity_rating

The severity of a security control. For more information about how Security Hub determines control severity, see Assigning severity to control findings in the Security Hub User Guide.

security_control_definition.title

The title of a security control.