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RDS global cluster encryption is disabled Affecting RDS service in AWS

Severity

0.0
medium
0
10
Severity Framework
Snyk CCSS
Rule category
Data/ Encryption at Rest

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Frameworks
CIS-AWSCIS-ControlsCSA-CCMGDPRHIPAAISO-27001NIST-800-53SOC-2
  • Snyk IDSNYK-CC-00248
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Description

RDS cluster does not have encryption at rest enabled, which means data is stored on cluster in plaintext.

How to fix?

Ensure that the storage_encrypted attribute is set to true.

Example configuration:

resource "aws_rds_global_cluster" "example" {
  storage_encrypted = true
  # other required fields here
}