Medium Redshift Regional

Amazon Redshift clusters should not use the default Admin username

NIST

Description

This control checks whether an Amazon Redshift cluster has changed the admin username from its default value.


Remediation

To change the default admin username for an Amazon Redshift cluster, create a new cluster with a unique admin username.

Steps

  1. Navigate to the Amazon Redshift Management Console.
  2. Create a new cluster with a unique admin username.
  3. Configure the cluster settings as required.
  4. Delete the old cluster if it is no longer needed.

Compliance

NIST