MEDIUM

Ensure Redshift Spectrum queries use encryption

Redshift Spectrum queries against S3 data lakes should enforce encryption for data in transit and use encrypted S3 buckets for data at rest.

Security Impact

Unencrypted Spectrum queries expose data lake content to interception and storage without encryption.

How to Remediate

Ensure S3 buckets queried by Spectrum have encryption enabled. Use SSL for Spectrum queries via cluster parameter configuration.

Affected Resources

AWS::Redshift::ClusterAWS::S3::Bucket

Compliance Frameworks

PCI-DSSHIPAAGDPR

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Check Details

Check ID
aws-redshift-20
Service
Amazon Redshift
Category
Encryption
Severity
MEDIUM

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