Ensure KMS keys are used for RDS encryption
RDS databases should be encrypted with customer managed KMS keys for additional access control.
Security Impact
AWS managed keys do not allow custom key policies or cross-account access control.
How to Remediate
Specify a customer managed KMS key when enabling encryption on RDS instances.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-kms-5
- Service
- Key Management Service (KMS)
- Category
- Encryption
- Severity
- MEDIUM
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