AlloyDB
Create an integration to manage access to an AlloyDB instance
AlloyDB is a fully managed PostgreSQL-compatible database service on Google Cloud. It offers high performance, scalability, and reliability for demanding enterprise workloads.
Through this integration, Apono helps you securely manage access to your AlloyDB instance.
Prerequisites
Item | Description |
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Apono Connector | On-prem connection serving as a bridge between your Google Cloud SQL MySQL databases and Apono Minimum Required Version: 1.6.4 Use the following steps to update an existing connector. |
Allow Connector IP Access | Allows the Apono connector to communicate with the AlloyDB instance You must allow the connector IP range in the AlloyDB primary instance's IP allow list. |
API Services | API services that must enabled:
See Enabling and Disabling Services for more information. |
AlloyDB Information | Identifiers for AlloyDB resources:
See View instance details to learn how to obtain these identifiers. |
Assign roles to the Apono connector
Use the following tabs to assign roles to the Apono connector for either your Google Project or Google Organization.
Follow these steps to assign roles to the Apono connector:
In your shell environment, log in to Google Cloud and enable the API.
Set the environment variables.
Assign roles to the connector.
Create an AlloyDB user
You must create a user in your AlloyDB instance for the Apono connector and grant that user permissions.
Use the following steps to create a user for the Apono connector and grant it permissions:
Create a new user and grant permissions with either Built-in Authentication or IAM Authentication.
Run the following commands from your PostgreSQL client.
(Built-in Authentication only) Create a secret with the credentials from step 1.
When using IAM authentication, the service account and its permissions are managed through Google Cloud IAM roles and policies.
A secret does not need to be created.
Integrate AlloyDB
Follow these steps to complete the integration:
On the Catalog tab, click AlloyDB. The Connect Integration page appears.
Under Discovery, select one or multiple resource types for Apono to discover in the instance.
Click Next. The Apono connector section expands.
From the dropdown menu, select a connector. Choosing a connector links Apono to all the services available on the account where the connector is located.
If the desired connector is not listed, click + Add new connector and follow the instructions for creating a connector for GCP.
Click Next. The Integration Config page appears.
Define the Integration Config settings.
Setting | Description |
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Integration Name | Unique, alphanumeric, user-friendly name used to identify this integration when constructing an access flow |
Auth Type | Authorization type for the AlloyDB user |
Option | Description |
User / Password | Apono-created local user credentials |
IAM Authentication | Cloud IAM authentication |
Project ID | ID of the project associated with the AlloyDB instance |
Location | Location of the AlloyDB instance |
Primary Instance ID | ID for the primary instance within the AlloyDB cluster |
Cluster ID | ID for the AlloyDB cluster |
Port | Port value for the database By default, Apono sets this value to 5432. |
Instance ID User Override (optional) | Overrides the instance ID for the user |
Database Name | Name of the database to integrate By default, Apono sets this value to postgre. |
SSL Mode | (Optional) Mode of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption used to secure the connection with the SQL database server Be sure to choose the SSL mode based on your AlloyDB primary instance SSL mode configuration.
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Option | Description |
require | An SSL-encrypted connection must be used. |
allow | An SSL-encrypted or unencrypted connection is used. If an SSL encrypted connection is unavailable, the unencrypted connection is used. |
disable | An unencrypted connection is used. |
prefer | An SSL encrypted connection is attempted. If the encrypted connection is unavailable, the unencrypted connection is used. |
verify-ca | An SSL-encrypted connection must be used and a server certification verification against the provided CA certificates must pass. |
verify-full | An SSL-encrypted connection must be used and a server certification verification against the provided CA certificates must pass. Additionally, the server hostname is checked against the certificate's names. |
Click Next. The Secret Store section expands.
Click Next. The Get more with Apono section expands.
Define the Get more with Apono settings.
Setting | Description |
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Credential Rotation | (Optional) When Auth Type is set to User / Password, number of days after which the database credentials must be rotated Learn more about the Credentials Rotation Policy. |
Custom Access Details | (Optional) Instructions explaining how to access this integration's resources Upon accessing an integration, a message with these instructions will be displayed to end users in the User Portal. The message may include up to 400 characters. To view the message as it appears to end users, click Preview.
NOTE: You can also add the |
Integration Owner | (Optional) Fallback approver if no resource owner is found Follow these steps to define one or several integration owners:
NOTE: When Resource Owner is defined, an Integration Owner must be defined. |
Resource Owner | (Optional) Group or role responsible for managing access approvals or rejections for the resource Follow these steps to define one or several resource owners:
NOTE: When this setting is defined, an Integration Owner must also be defined. |
Click Confirm.
Now that you have completed this integration, you can create access flows that grant permission to your AlloyDB instance.
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