Medium
RDS
Regional
RDS Database Clusters should use a custom administrator username
NIST
Description
Flags RDS database clusters using default admin usernames such as admin, root, sa, oracle, or postgres.
Remediation
Create a snapshot and restore as a new cluster with a custom admin username.
Steps
- Take a snapshot of the existing RDS database cluster.
- Restore the snapshot as a new cluster with a custom admin username.
- Migrate data and update applications.
- Delete the old cluster.
Compliance
NIST