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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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  • Snyk ID SNYK-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
}