Description:

This policy ensures that all Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) backups are encrypted. This helps to protect sensitive data from being exposed in the event of a data breach.

Rationale:

Encrypting RDS backups helps to protect sensitive data from being exposed in the event of a data breach. If backups are not encrypted, they could be accessed by unauthorized individuals.

Impact:

If backups are not encrypted, sensitive data could be exposed, which could lead to identity theft, financial loss, or other negative consequences.

Default Value:

AWS recommends that you encrypt all RDS backups. However, it is up to you to decide whether or not to encrypt your backups.

Pre-requisites:

  • You must have access to the AWS console.
  • You must have the AWS CLI installed and configured.

Remediation Steps:

  1. Log in to the AWS console.
  2. Select the RDS instance that you want to modify.
  3. Click the Backups tab.
  4. Click the Encryption tab.
  5. Select the Enable encryption checkbox.
  6. Select the encryption method that you want to use.
  7. Click the Save button.

Test Plan:

  1. Verify that the RDS backups are encrypted.
  2. Verify that you can restore the RDS backups from the encrypted backup files.

Implementation Plan:

  1. Create a new AWS IAM policy that allows users to encrypt RDS backups.
  2. Attach the new policy to the IAM users who need to be able to encrypt RDS backups.
  3. Verify that the IAM users who need to be able to encrypt RDS backups can actually do so.

AWS CLI Process:

aws rds modify-db-instance --db-instance-identifier my-db-instance --enable-encryption

Using AWS GUI:

  1. Log in to the AWS console.
  2. Select the RDS console.
  3. Select the RDS instance that you want to modify.
  4. Click the Backups tab.
  5. Click the Encryption tab.
  6. Select the Enable encryption checkbox.
  7. Select the encryption method that you want to use.
  8. Click the Save button.

Backout Plan:

  1. Disable encryption for the RDS backups.
  2. Delete the AWS IAM policy that allows users to encrypt RDS backups.

Note:

  • You can also use the AWS CLI to enable encryption for RDS backups.
  • For more information, see the AWS RDS documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Overview.Encryption.html.

Reference:

  • AWS RDS documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Overview.Encryption.html

Tags and Keywords:

  • backup
  • encryption
  • rds
  • security
  • compliance