Terraform NeuVector provider
       2023-06-04
       Last edit: 2023-06-04
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       This project is used to manage NeuVector's configuration and its most revelant resources. I was asked to automate the configuration of the solution in a fairly specific context. Initially, I had made a rather well-organized bash script that could apply these resources, but not destroy them.
       
       I then asked around and very quickly found Terraform. So I learned how to use it and made a module that could manage any NeuVector resource, including creation and destruction only.
       
       A huge problem was the token that NeuVector provides tends to timeout quite quickly (300 seconds by default).
       
       So I decided to create a Terraform provider to handle all this cleanly. The language best suited for this is Go, so I learned it. Hashicorp explains that it's best to separate the client library from the provider.
       
       So I created a Go SDK for NeuVector before using it in the provider.
       
       Now the provider is able to fully manage the implemented resources (create, delete, update and import).
       
       ## Use cases
       
       The provider Terraform block looks like below.
       
       ```hcl
       terraform {
         required_providers {
           neuvector = {
             source = "theobori/neuvector"
             version = "0.4.1"
           }
         }
       }
       
       provider "neuvector" {
         base_url = "https://127.0.0.1:10443/v1/"
         username = "admin"
         password = "admin"
       }
       ```
       
       Once it is declared in the configuration, you can start using it as you want. Here's a Terraform example that could be applied after installing NeuVector.
       
       ```hcl
       resource "neuvector_eula" "eula" {
           accepted = true
       }
       
       resource "neuvector_registry" "registry_test" {
         name                   = "docker.io"
         registry_type          = "Docker Registry"
         filters                = ["*"]
         registry               = "https://registry.hub.docker.com/"
         rescan_after_db_update = true
         auth_with_token        = false
         scan_layers            = true
       }
       
       resource "neuvector_group" "group_test" {
         name = "mytestgroup"
       
         criteria {
           key   = "pattern"
           value = "[a-z]"
           op    = "regex"
         }
       
         criteria {
           key   = "namespace"
           value = "example"
           op    = "="
         }
       }
       
       data "neuvector_group_metadata" "group_metadata" {
           name = neuvector_group.group_test.id
       }
       
       resource "neuvector_service_config" "service_config_test" {
         services = data.neuvector_group_services.group_metadata.services
       
         not_scored = true
       }
       ```
       
       ## Links
       
 (HTM) https://github.com/theobori/terraform-provider-neuvector
       
 (HTM) https://registry.terraform.io/providers/theobori/neuvector