Google Cloud Compliance ControlsGoogle Cloud VPC
Firewall rules should prohibit ingress from 0.0.0.0/0 to TCP port 9042
Firewall rules provide stateful filtering of ingress/egress network traffic to GCP resources. The powerpipe check "Ensure no open firewall rules allow ingress from 0.0.0.0/0 to port TCP 9042" covers this control.
What this control checks
Firewall rules must not allow ingress from 0.0.0.0/0 to TCP port 9042
Framework mappings
The clauses this control is mapped to in each framework.
- Restrict inbound and outbound traffic to that which is necessary for the cardholder data environment, and specifically deny all other traffic
Related controls
- Firewall rules should prohibit ingress from 0.0.0.0/0 to TCP port 9090
- Firewall rules should prohibit ingress from 0.0.0.0/0 to PostgreSQL port 5432
- Firewall rules should prohibit ingress from 0.0.0.0/0 to TCP or UDP ports 11214-11215
- Firewall rules for IAP-protected instances should allow only Google Cloud Load Balancer health check and proxy traffic
Tool mappings
Use these identifiers to cross-reference this control across tools, reports, and evidence.
- Compliance.tf Control:
compute_firewall_rule_ingress_access_restricted_to_tcp_port_9042 - Powerpipe Control:
gcp_compliance.control.compute_firewall_rule_ingress_access_restricted_to_tcp_port_9042
Last reviewed: 2026-10-09