AWS dms documentation change
Summary
Updated configuration labels, added ARN naming option, and included IAM authentication documentation for RDS endpoints
Security assessment
The addition of IAM authentication documentation introduces a security feature for RDS database authentication, enhancing security by allowing centralized access management. However, there's no indication of addressing a specific security vulnerability.
Diff
diff --git a/dms/latest/userguide/CHAP_Endpoints.Creating.md b/dms/latest/userguide/CHAP_Endpoints.Creating.md index 5015dbd04..07dc7d4ea 100644 --- a//dms/latest/userguide/CHAP_Endpoints.Creating.md +++ b//dms/latest/userguide/CHAP_Endpoints.Creating.md @@ -15 +15 @@ The following procedure assumes that you have chosen the AWS DMS console wizard. -For this option | Do this +Configuration options | Configuration settings @@ -18 +18 @@ For this option | Do this -**Select RDS DB Instance** | Choose this option if the endpoint is an Amazon RDS DB instance. +**Select RDS DB Instance** | Choose this option if the endpoint is an Amazon RDS database instance. @@ -19,0 +20 @@ For this option | Do this +**Descriptive Amazon Resource Name (ARN) -_optional_** | Provide a name to override the default DMS ARN. This setting is optional. @@ -23,0 +25 @@ For this option | Do this + * [IAM authentication](./CHAP_Endpoints.Creating.IAMRDS.html) – IAM as the authentication type instead of username and password for your Amazon RDS database instance. @@ -51 +53 @@ Amazon Redshift, as a target only | `, ;` -For this option | Do this +Configuration options | Configuration settings @@ -68 +70 @@ Endpoints -Sources for data migration +Using IAM authentication for Amazon RDS endpoint in AWS DMS