RDS database does not have IAM authentication enabled

Description

IAM authentication uses AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to authenticate users and applications that connect to your RDS database. This can be more secure than traditional password-based authentication, as it allows you to use IAM policies and multi-factor authentication to control access to your database.

Code Example

resource "aws_db_instance" "test" {
    ...
+ iam_database_authentication_enabled = true
}

Remediation

Terraform

• Resource: "aws_db_instance
• Arguments: iam_database_authentication_enabled

Rule Details

Field	Value
ID	IAC-0210
Severity	MEDIUM
IaC Type	Cloudformation
Frameworks	CloudFormation, Terraform, TerraformPlan, Serverless
Checkov ID	CKV_AWS_161

References

• Checkov Rule

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