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RDS instance does not have FedRAMP approved database engine Affecting RDS service in AWS

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    Severity Framework Snyk CCSS
    Rule category Data / Audit

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    NIST-800-53
  • Snyk ID SNYK-CC-00135
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Description

FedRAMP-approved database engines such as MySQL and PostgresQL satisfy strict U.S. government requirements for securing sensitive data. An RDS instance should use an approved database engine.

How to fix?

Set the aws_db_instance engine field to a FedRAMP approved database engine.

Example Configuration

See FedRAMP approved database engines.

resource "aws_db_instance" "instance-engine-test" {
    engine               = "mysql"
    # other required fields here
}