RDS Unencrypted at Rest

In the absence of encryption at rest, compromised data can be easily read. RDS Database instances encryption at rest enhances data protection by safeguarding against unauthorised access to the underlying storage.

Remediation

Enable encryption for RDS instances. See https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/db_instance

Metadata

Severity: informational
Slug: rds-unencrypted-at-rest

CWEs

325: Missing Cryptographic Step

OWASP

A02:2021: Cryptographic Failures

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