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

Severity

0.0
medium
0
10
Severity Framework
Snyk CCSS
Rule category
Data/ Audit

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NIST-800-53
  • Snyk IDSNYK-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
}