AWS Config Rule: Redshift Default Admin Check
REDSHIFT_DEFAULT_ADMIN_CHECK
Eduardo Van Cauteren
Last Update há 7 meses
Description: Checks if an Amazon Redshift cluster has changed the admin username from its default value. The rule is NON_COMPLIANT if the admin username for a Redshift cluster is set to “awsuser” or if the username does not match what is listed in parameter.
Trigger type: Configuration changes
AWS Region: All supported AWS regions except Israel (Tel Aviv) Region
How to Resolve Manually
A general security recommendation is not to use the default admin usernames for resources. This rule checks that 'awsuser' username are not being used for any of the Redshift Clusters. If the username is found in any of the Clusters the rule will be marked as non-compliant.
To check the current admin username of a cluster, head on over to AWS Console, go to Redshift and click on Clusters from within the left menu. Check that any of the listed DB Clusters have the admin username different than 'awsuser' in order to make the resource compliant. Check the following screenshot as a reference:
AWS indicates in the documentation that you cannot change the admin username for your Amazon Redshift cluster after it is created. You need to create a new cluster with the custom admin username, so you will have to develop an appropriate process that fits the needs of your current infrastructure.
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