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AWS AmazonRDS documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2026-06-04 · Documentation low

File: AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/rds-proxy.monitoring.md

Summary

Updated metric descriptions to clarify inclusion of connections in setup state and specify 'established' connections for TLS metrics

Security assessment

Changes provide operational clarity about connection states but don't address vulnerabilities, security incidents, or weaknesses. TLS metrics clarification doesn't indicate new security risks.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/rds-proxy.monitoring.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/rds-proxy.monitoring.md
index bbcd2038d..3a903f055 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/rds-proxy.monitoring.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/rds-proxy.monitoring.md
@@ -39 +39 @@ Metric  |  Description  |  Valid period  |  CloudWatch dimension set
-`ClientConnections` |  The current number of client connections. This metric is reported every minute. The most useful statistic for this metric is `Sum`.  |  1 minute  |  Dimension set 1, Dimension set 2  
+`ClientConnections` |  The current number of client connections, including those in setup. This metric is reported every minute. The most useful statistic for this metric is `Sum`.  |  1 minute  |  Dimension set 1, Dimension set 2  
@@ -42 +42 @@ Metric  |  Description  |  Valid period  |  CloudWatch dimension set
-`ClientConnectionsNoTLS` |  The current number of client connections without Transport Layer Security (TLS). This metric is reported every minute. The most useful statistic for this metric is `Sum`.  |  1 minute |  Dimension set 1, Dimension set 2  
+`ClientConnectionsNoTLS` |  The current number of established client connections without Transport Layer Security (TLS). This metric is reported every minute. The most useful statistic for this metric is `Sum`.  |  1 minute |  Dimension set 1, Dimension set 2  
@@ -46 +46 @@ Metric  |  Description  |  Valid period  |  CloudWatch dimension set
-`ClientConnectionsTLS` |  The current number of client connections with TLS. This metric is reported every minute. The most useful statistic for this metric is `Sum`.  | 1 minute |  Dimension set 1, Dimension set 2  
+`ClientConnectionsTLS` |  The current number of established client connections with TLS. This metric is reported every minute. The most useful statistic for this metric is `Sum`.  | 1 minute |  Dimension set 1, Dimension set 2  
@@ -49 +49 @@ Metric  |  Description  |  Valid period  |  CloudWatch dimension set
-`DatabaseConnections` |  The current number of database connections. This metric is reported every minute. The most useful statistic for this metric is `Sum`.  |  1 minute  |  Dimension set 1, Dimension set 3, Dimension set 4  
+`DatabaseConnections` |  The current number of database connections, including those in setup. This metric is reported every minute. The most useful statistic for this metric is `Sum`.  |  1 minute  |  Dimension set 1, Dimension set 3, Dimension set 4  
@@ -56 +56 @@ Metric  |  Description  |  Valid period  |  CloudWatch dimension set
-`DatabaseConnectionsWithTLS` |  The current number of database connections with TLS. This metric is reported every minute. The most useful statistic for this metric is `Sum`.  |  1 minute  |  Dimension set 1, Dimension set 3, Dimension set 4  
+`DatabaseConnectionsWithTLS` |  The current number of established database connections with TLS. This metric is reported every minute. The most useful statistic for this metric is `Sum`.  |  1 minute  |  Dimension set 1, Dimension set 3, Dimension set 4