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GCP Permissions Granted to Create or Manage Service Account Key

Panther Rules

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Summary
This rule is designed to detect permissions granted at the project, folder, or organization level to impersonate a service account in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The rule focuses on monitoring specific IAM roles that permit users to create or manage service account keys, as per the guidelines outlined in the GCP documentation on creating and deleting service account keys. By auditing the actions taken on service accounts, this rule helps ensure that only appropriately authorized users have the ability to manage service account access, thereby enhancing security and compliance within the GCP environment. The rule has a severity level of Low, indicating that while it is important, it may not be urgent or critical.
Categories
  • Cloud
  • AWS
  • GCP
Data Sources
  • Image
  • Cloud Service
  • User Account
Created: 2023-04-27