IAM database authentication
By using IAM database authentication in Amazon RDS, you can authenticate without a password when you connect to a DB instance. Instead, you use an authentication token. For more information, see IAM database authentication for MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
IAM database authentication isn't available with the following engines:
RDS for Oracle
RDS for SQL Server
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IAM database authentication with RDS for MariaDB
The following Regions and engine versions are available for IAM database authentication with RDS for MariaDB.
| Region | RDS for MariaDB 10.6 | RDS for MariaDB 10.5 | RDS for MariaDB 10.4 | RDS for MariaDB 10.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (Ohio) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| US East (N. Virginia) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| US West (N. California) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| US West (Oregon) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Africa (Cape Town) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | – | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | – | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Canada (Central) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| China (Beijing) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| China (Ningxia) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Europe (Frankfurt) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Europe (Ireland) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Europe (London) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Europe (Milan) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Europe (Paris) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Europe (Spain) | – | – | – | – |
| Europe (Stockholm) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Europe (Zurich) | – | – | – | – |
| Europe (Zurich) | – | – | – | – |
| Middle East (Bahrain) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| Middle East (UAE) | – | – | – | – |
| South America (São Paulo) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) | Version 10.6 and higher | – | – | – |
IAM database authentication with RDS for MySQL
IAM database authentication with RDS for MySQL is available in all Regions for the following versions:
RDS for MySQL 8.0 – All available versions
RDS for MySQL 5.7 – All available versions
IAM database authentication with RDS for PostgreSQL
IAM database authentication with RDS for PostgreSQL is available in all Regions for the following versions:
RDS for PostgreSQL 15 – All available versions
RDS for PostgreSQL 14 – All available versions
RDS for PostgreSQL 13 – All available versions
RDS for PostgreSQL 12 – All available versions
RDS for PostgreSQL 11 – All available versions
RDS for PostgreSQL 10 – All available versions
