Aurora cluster does not enable IAM database authentication

What it checks

Aurora cluster: IAM database authentication is disabled.

Where it applies

Terraform: aws_rds_cluster

CloudFormation: AWS::RDS::DBCluster

How to fix it

1. Set iam_database_authentication_enabled = true. Update application connection strings to use IAM auth token generation (rds-data SDK or GenerateDBAuthToken).

Frameworks

• AWS FSBP RDS.12
• SOC 2 CC6.1

These mappings are advisory, not an attestation of compliance.

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