Low RDS Regional

RDS instances should not use a database engine default port

NIST

Description

Flags standalone RDS instances (not cluster members) that use the default port for their database engine instead of a custom port.


Remediation

Change the port of the RDS instance to a non-default value.

Steps

  1. Log in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console.
  2. Select the RDS instance and choose 'Modify'.
  3. In the 'DB Port Number' field, enter a non-default port.
  4. Save and update application connections accordingly.

Compliance

NIST