Medium Redshift Regional

Redshift clusters should not use the default database name

AWS

Description

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


Remediation

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

Steps

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

Compliance

AWS