AWS redshift medium security documentation change
Summary
Added deprecation notice for ODBC 1.x driver with migration guidance to ODBC 2.x
Security assessment
Driver deprecation indicates potential security risks if unsupported software remains in use, requiring migration to maintain security support. Specific end-of-support date (2026-06-30) confirms security maintenance impact.
Diff
diff --git a/redshift/latest/mgmt/behavior-changes.md b/redshift/latest/mgmt/behavior-changes.md index 34f2c9075..876548b47 100644 --- a//redshift/latest/mgmt/behavior-changes.md +++ b//redshift/latest/mgmt/behavior-changes.md @@ -20,0 +21,2 @@ The following describes upcoming behavior changes. + * End of support for the Amazon Redshift ODBC 1.x driver on June 30, 2026 + @@ -33,0 +36,23 @@ The following describes upcoming behavior changes. +### End of support for the Amazon Redshift ODBC 1.x driver on June 30, 2026 + +Beginning June 30, 2026, Amazon Redshift will discontinue support for the [ODBC 1.x driver](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/configure-odbc-connection.html). This applies to both Amazon Redshift provisioned clusters and serverless workgroups. + +You may be impacted by this if you use any version of the [ODBC 1.x driver](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/configure-odbc-connection.html) to connect to Amazon Redshift. To verify whether you are using an ODBC 1.x driver, run the following query: + + + SELECT * + FROM SYS_CONNECTION_LOG + WHERE + (driver_version ilike 'Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver 1%' + OR driver_version ilike 'Redshift ODBC Driver 01%' + OR driver_version ilike 'Redshift ODBC Driver 1,%' + ) + OR + (application_name ilike 'Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver 1%'); + +To continue receiving technical support for your ODBC driver connections to Amazon Redshift, please migrate to the latest [Amazon Redshift ODBC 2.x driver](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/odbc20-install.html) before June 30, 2026. + +Before migrating to the ODBC 2.x driver in a production environment, we recommend conducting a thorough proof of concept to verify that the new driver meets all your functional requirements. + +We recommend using the latest version of the [Amazon Redshift ODBC 2.x driver](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/odbc20-install.html) and setting the [ApplicationName](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/odbc20-configuration-options.html#odbc20-application_name-option) property to identify your application when connecting to Amazon Redshift. +