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Version: 3.2.6

How to Find AWS RDS instances storage not encrypted

Problem​

If not enabled sensitive information at rest is not protected.

info

This security check is part of the CIS Amazon Web Services Benchmarks and is rated severity medium.

Prerequisites​

This guide assumes that you have already installed and configured Resoto to collect your AWS cloud resources.

Directions​

  1. Execute the following search command in Resoto Shell or Resoto UI:

    > search is(aws_rds_instance) and volume_encrypted==false
    ​kind=aws_rds_instance, ..., region=resoto-poweruser
    ​kind=aws_rds_instance, ..., account=poweruser-team

  2. Pipe the search command into the dump command:

    > search is(aws_rds_instance) and volume_encrypted==false | dump
    ​reported:
    ​  id: /aws/rds/123
    ​  name: some-name
    ​  ctime: '2022-12-05T22:53:14Z'
    ​  kind: aws_rds_instance
    ​  age: 2mo28d

    The command output will list the details of all non-compliant aws_rds_instance resources.

  3. Fix detected issues by following the remediation steps:

    • Enable Encryption for all matching instances.
    note

    Please refer to the AWS RDS documentation for details.

Further Reading​