Table: gcp_cloud_asset - Query GCP Cloud Asset using SQL

GCP Cloud Asset is a powerful tool for organizations to maintain visibility and control over their cloud resources, ensuring that they can manage these assets effectively in terms of security, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Table Usage Guide

The gcp_cloud_asset table provides an management system for resources and policies within GCP. It allows users to keep track of their cloud assets across various GCP services.

Examples

Basic info

It provides a quick snapshot of all assets in the GCP environment. This is helpful for administrators and cloud architects to get an overview of the resources, their types, and recent updates.

select
  name,
  asset_type,
  update_time,
  ancestors
from
  gcp_cloud_asset;

select
  name,
  asset_type,
  update_time,
  ancestors
from
  gcp_cloud_asset;

Get access policy of the resources

This query is particularly useful for administrators and security professionals who need to oversee and manage access policies within a GCP environment. It provides a detailed view of how access is controlled and managed across various cloud assets.

select
  name,
  access_policy ->> 'Etag' as access_policy_etag,
  access_policy ->> 'Name' as access_policy_name,
  access_policy ->> 'Parent' as access_policy_parent,
  access_policy -> 'Scopes' as access_policy_scopes
from
  gcp_cloud_asset;

select
  name,
  json_extract(access_policy, '$.Etag') as access_policy_etag,
  json_extract(access_policy, '$.Name') as access_policy_name,
  json_extract(access_policy, '$.Parent') as access_policy_parent,
  json_extract(access_policy, '$.Scopes') as access_policy_scopes
from
  gcp_cloud_asset;

Schema for gcp_cloud_asset

Name	Type	Description
_ctx	jsonb	Steampipe context in JSON form, e.g. connection_name.
access_level	jsonb	Access levels are used for permitting access to resources based on contextual information about the request.
access_policy	jsonb	An access policy is a container for all of your Access Context Manager resources.
ancestors	jsonb	The ancestry path of an asset in Google Cloud resource hierarchy.
asset_type	text	The type of the asset.
iam_policy	jsonb	A representation of the IAM policy set on a Google Cloud resource.
name	text	The full name of the asset.
org_policy	jsonb	A representation of an organization policy.
os_inventory	jsonb	A representation of runtime OS Inventory information.
project	text	The GCP Project in which the resource is located.
related_asset	jsonb	One related asset of the current asset.
resource	jsonb	A representation of the resource.
service_perimeter	jsonb	An overview of VPC Service Controls and describes its advantages and capabilities.
title	text	Title of the resource.
update_time	timestamp with time zone	The last update timestamp of an asset.

Export

This table is available as a standalone Exporter CLI. Steampipe exporters are stand-alone binaries that allow you to extract data using Steampipe plugins without a database.

You can download the tarball for your platform from the Releases page, but it is simplest to install them with the steampipe_export_installer.sh script:

/bin/sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://steampipe.io/install/export.sh)" -- gcp

You can pass the configuration to the command with the --config argument:

steampipe_export_gcp --config '<your_config>' gcp_cloud_asset