Aperçu du cours

Context

You work for a fictitious company, CloudCorp Solutions, which specializes in providing secure cloud solutions for its clients. CloudCorp Solutions aims to enhance its DevOps practices by adopting Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform to automate its infrastructure management on Azure, while ensuring the security of its deployments.

Problem Statement

With the adoption of Terraform, CloudCorp Solutions has seen increased efficiency and faster infrastructure deployments. However, this automation has also introduced new security risks. It is crucial to implement best security practices to protect the company’s resources and sensitive data.

Lab Objectives

1. Secure Terraform State: Implement solutions to secure Terraform state files using remote storage and encryption.
2. Manage Secrets Securely: Use secret management tools to avoid hardcoding sensitive information in Terraform configuration files.
3. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): Set up IAM policies to ensure users and services have only the necessary permissions.
4. Code Review and Collaboration: Integrate code review and collaboration practices to detect and fix security vulnerabilities before deployment.
5. Implement CI/CD Pipelines: Automate Terraform deployments using CI/CD pipelines, integrating security scanning tools.
6. Use Terraform Modules and Providers Securely: Verify and audit Terraform modules and providers to ensure they do not introduce security risks.
7. Network Security and Monitoring: Design a secure network architecture and implement monitoring to detect suspicious activities.
8. Audit and Compliance: Conduct regular security audits and integrate compliance checks into Terraform configurations.
9. Disaster Recovery and Backup: Develop and test disaster recovery plans to restore infrastructure in case of major failures.

Prerequisites

Before starting the lab, ensure you have the following:

• Basic knowledge of Terraform and React.
• An active Azure account.
• A GitHub account.
• Azure CLI installed and configured on your machine.
• Docker installed locally.
• Terraform installed.

Lab Environment

To complete this lab, you will need the following tools and services:

1. Azure: For deploying and managing cloud infrastructure.
2. GitHub: For storing and managing Terraform configurations and facilitating collaboration through pull requests.
3. Azure CLI: For interacting with Azure services from the command line.
4. Docker: For containerizing applications and deploying them consistently.
5. Terraform: For writing, planning, and applying infrastructure configurations.
6. HashiCorp Vault: For secure secret management.
7. Jenkins: For automating deployments with CI/CD pipelines.
8. Logging and Monitoring Tools: For tracking infrastructure changes and detecting unusual activities.