Enable Secure Credential Rotation for Amazon RDS
In this lab, you'll practice enabling automatic credential rotation for the Amazon RDS. When you're finished with this lab, you'll have a real-world experience of enabling automatic secret rotation for the Amazon RDS using AWS Secrets Manager.
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Challenge
Verify RDS Database Status Is Available
You’ll verify that the RDS database status is set to available in the RDS Console.
Challenge
Connect VPC to Secrets Manager through a Private Endpoint
You’ll connect the default VPC (where the RDS database resides) to Secrets Manager through a private endpoint.
Challenge
Create Customer Master Key Using Key Management Service (KMS)
You’ll create a Customer Master Key (CMK) in AWS Key Management Service to use in the next challenge for encrypting and decrypting the secret you’ll store in Secrets Manager.
Challenge
Configure AWS Secrets Manager to Enable Automatic Rotation
You’ll store and enable automatic rotation for the database credentials in AWS Secrets Manager using the Secrets Manager Console.
Provided environment for hands-on practice
We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.
Guided walkthrough
Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!
Did you know?
On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.
Recommended prerequisites
- Familiarity with AWS Management Console