/tf-ghidra-instance

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tf-ghidra-instance

Terraform scripts to setup a Ghidra server on AWS.

Install Steps

  • Clone this repository.
  • Change directory to the cloned folder.
  • Configure the awscli for your operating system by following this guide
  • Install Terraform following this guide
  • Execute the following commands:
    • cp secrets/secrets.tfvars.example secrets/secrets.tfvars
    • edit secrets.tfvars replacing region,access_list, and ghidra_users with the required values
    • terraform init -var-file=secrets/secrets.tfvars
    • terraform plan -var-file=secrets/secrets.tfvars
    • terraform apply -var-file=secrets/secrets.tfvars to spinup server on AWS
    • ./genkeys.sh to generate SSH keys for the newly created server in the ./keys directory
    • cat ./keys/instanceip to view the IP address of your newly crated server.
    • ssh -i keys/ghidraserver.pem ubuntu@[IP address from above] to SSH to the server.

Server Destroy Steps

Replace lines 78-97 in main.tf then save.

resource "aws_instance" "ghidra" {

  ami                         = data.aws_ami.ubuntu.id
  instance_type               = var.instance_type
  user_data                   = data.template_file.init.rendered
  vpc_security_group_ids      = [aws_security_group.sg.id]
  associate_public_ip_address = true
  key_name                    = aws_key_pair.key.key_name
  disable_api_termination     = false
  tags                        = var.tags

  lifecycle {
    prevent_destroy = false
    ignore_changes = [
      vpc_security_group_ids,
      ami
    ]
  }

}

  • Execute the following commands

    • terraform apply -var-file=secrets/secrets.tfvars to apply your recent changes

  • After the changes are applied run terraform destroy -var-file=secrets/secrets.tfvars to destroy all resources.