Security Hub controls for AWS DMS - AWS Security Hub
[DMS.1] Database Migration Service replication instances should not be public[DMS.2] DMS certificates should be tagged[DMS.3] DMS event subscriptions should be tagged[DMS.4] DMS replication instances should be tagged[DMS.5] DMS replication subnet groups should be tagged[DMS.6] DMS replication instances should have automatic minor version upgrade enabled[DMS.7] DMS replication tasks for the target database should have logging enabled[DMS.8] DMS replication tasks for the source database should have logging enabled[DMS.9] DMS endpoints should use SSL[DMS.10] DMS endpoints for Neptune databases should have IAM authorization enabled[DMS.11] DMS endpoints for MongoDB should have an authentication mechanism enabled[DMS.12] DMS endpoints for Redis OSS should have TLS enabled

Security Hub controls for AWS DMS

These Security Hub controls evaluate the AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) service and resources.

These controls may not be available in all AWS Regions. For more information, see Availability of controls by Region.

[DMS.1] Database Migration Service replication instances should not be public

Related requirements: PCI DSS v3.2.1/1.2.1,PCI DSS v3.2.1/1.3.1,PCI DSS v3.2.1/1.3.4,PCI DSS v3.2.1/1.3.2,PCI DSS v3.2.1/1.3.6, NIST.800-53.r5 AC-21, NIST.800-53.r5 AC-3, NIST.800-53.r5 AC-3(7), NIST.800-53.r5 AC-4, NIST.800-53.r5 AC-4(21), NIST.800-53.r5 AC-6, NIST.800-53.r5 SC-7, NIST.800-53.r5 SC-7(11), NIST.800-53.r5 SC-7(16), NIST.800-53.r5 SC-7(20), NIST.800-53.r5 SC-7(21), NIST.800-53.r5 SC-7(3), NIST.800-53.r5 SC-7(4), NIST.800-53.r5 SC-7(9)

Category: Protect > Secure network configuration

Severity: Critical

Resource type: AWS::DMS::ReplicationInstance

AWS Config rule: dms-replication-not-public

Schedule type: Periodic

Parameters: None

This control checks whether AWS DMS replication instances are public. To do this, it examines the value of the PubliclyAccessible field.

A private replication instance has a private IP address that you cannot access outside of the replication network. A replication instance should have a private IP address when the source and target databases are in the same network. The network must also be connected to the replication instance's VPC using a VPN, AWS Direct Connect, or VPC peering. To learn more about public and private replication instances, see Public and private replication instances in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.

You should also ensure that access to your AWS DMS instance configuration is limited to only authorized users. To do this, restrict users' IAM permissions to modify AWS DMS settings and resources.

Remediation

You can't change the public access setting for a DMS replication instance after creating it. To change the public access setting, delete your current instance, and then recreate it. Don't select the Publicly accessible option.

[DMS.2] DMS certificates should be tagged

Category: Identify > Inventory > Tagging

Severity: Low

Resource type: AWS::DMS::Certificate

AWS Config rule: tagged-dms-certificate (custom Security Hub rule)

Schedule type: Change triggered

Parameters:

Parameter Description Type Allowed custom values Security Hub default value
requiredTagKeys List of non-system tag keys that the evaluated resource must contain. Tag keys are case sensitive. StringList List of tags that meet AWS requirements No default value

This control checks whether an AWS DMS certificate has tags with the specific keys defined in the parameter requiredTagKeys. The control fails if the certificate doesn’t have any tag keys or if it doesn’t have all the keys specified in the parameter requiredTagKeys. If the parameter requiredTagKeys isn't provided, the control only checks for the existence of a tag key and fails if the certificate isn't tagged with any key. System tags, which are automatically applied and begin with aws:, are ignored.

A tag is a label that you assign to an AWS resource, and it consists of a key and an optional value. You can create tags to categorize resources by purpose, owner, environment, or other criteria. Tags can help you identify, organize, search for, and filter resources. Tagging also helps you track accountable resource owners for actions and notifications. When you use tagging, you can implement attribute-based access control (ABAC) as an authorization strategy, which defines permissions based on tags. You can attach tags to IAM entities (users or roles) and to AWS resources. You can create a single ABAC policy or a separate set of policies for your IAM principals. You can design these ABAC policies to allow operations when the principal's tag matches the resource tag. For more information, see What is ABAC for AWS? in the IAM User Guide.

Note

Don’t add personally identifiable information (PII) or other confidential or sensitive information in tags. Tags are accessible to many AWS services, including AWS Billing. For more tagging best practices, see Tagging your AWS resources in the AWS General Reference.

Remediation

To add tags to a DMS certificate, see Tagging resources in AWS Database Migration Service in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.

[DMS.3] DMS event subscriptions should be tagged

Category: Identify > Inventory > Tagging

Severity: Low

Resource type: AWS::DMS::EventSubscription

AWS Config rule: tagged-dms-eventsubscription (custom Security Hub rule)

Schedule type: Change triggered

Parameters:

Parameter Description Type Allowed custom values Security Hub default value
requiredTagKeys List of non-system tag keys that the evaluated resource must contain. Tag keys are case sensitive. StringList List of tags that meet AWS requirements No default value

This control checks whether an AWS DMS event subscription has tags with the specific keys defined in the parameter requiredTagKeys. The control fails if the event subscription doesn’t have any tag keys or if it doesn’t have all the keys specified in the parameter requiredTagKeys. If the parameter requiredTagKeys isn't provided, the control only checks for the existence of a tag key and fails if the event subscription isn't tagged with any key. System tags, which are automatically applied and begin with aws:, are ignored.

A tag is a label that you assign to an AWS resource, and it consists of a key and an optional value. You can create tags to categorize resources by purpose, owner, environment, or other criteria. Tags can help you identify, organize, search for, and filter resources. Tagging also helps you track accountable resource owners for actions and notifications. When you use tagging, you can implement attribute-based access control (ABAC) as an authorization strategy, which defines permissions based on tags. You can attach tags to IAM entities (users or roles) and to AWS resources. You can create a single ABAC policy or a separate set of policies for your IAM principals. You can design these ABAC policies to allow operations when the principal's tag matches the resource tag. For more information, see What is ABAC for AWS? in the IAM User Guide.

Note

Don’t add personally identifiable information (PII) or other confidential or sensitive information in tags. Tags are accessible to many AWS services, including AWS Billing. For more tagging best practices, see Tagging your AWS resources in the AWS General Reference.

Remediation

To add tags to a DMS event subscription, see Tagging resources in AWS Database Migration Service in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.

[DMS.4] DMS replication instances should be tagged

Category: Identify > Inventory > Tagging

Severity: Low

Resource type: AWS::DMS::ReplicationInstance

AWS Config rule: tagged-dms-replicationinstance (custom Security Hub rule)

Schedule type: Change triggered

Parameters:

Parameter Description Type Allowed custom values Security Hub default value
requiredTagKeys List of non-system tag keys that the evaluated resource must contain. Tag keys are case sensitive. StringList List of tags that meet AWS requirements No default value

This control checks whether an AWS DMS replication instance has tags with the specific keys defined in the parameter requiredTagKeys. The control fails if the replication instance doesn’t have any tag keys or if it doesn’t have all the keys specified in the parameter requiredTagKeys. If the parameter requiredTagKeys isn't provided, the control only checks for the existence of a tag key and fails if the replication instance isn't tagged with any key. System tags, which are automatically applied and begin with aws:, are ignored.

A tag is a label that you assign to an AWS resource, and it consists of a key and an optional value. You can create tags to categorize resources by purpose, owner, environment, or other criteria. Tags can help you identify, organize, search for, and filter resources. Tagging also helps you track accountable resource owners for actions and notifications. When you use tagging, you can implement attribute-based access control (ABAC) as an authorization strategy, which defines permissions based on tags. You can attach tags to IAM entities (users or roles) and to AWS resources. You can create a single ABAC policy or a separate set of policies for your IAM principals. You can design these ABAC policies to allow operations when the principal's tag matches the resource tag. For more information, see What is ABAC for AWS? in the IAM User Guide.

Note

Don’t add personally identifiable information (PII) or other confidential or sensitive information in tags. Tags are accessible to many AWS services, including AWS Billing. For more tagging best practices, see Tagging your AWS resources in the AWS General Reference.

Remediation

To add tags to a DMS replication instance, see Tagging resources in AWS Database Migration Service in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.

[DMS.5] DMS replication subnet groups should be tagged

Category: Identify > Inventory > Tagging

Severity: Low

Resource type: AWS::DMS::ReplicationSubnetGroup

AWS Config rule: tagged-dms-replicationsubnetgroup (custom Security Hub rule)

Schedule type: Change triggered

Parameters:

Parameter Description Type Allowed custom values Security Hub default value
requiredTagKeys List of non-system tag keys that the evaluated resource must contain. Tag keys are case sensitive. StringList List of tags that meet AWS requirements No default value

This control checks whether an AWS DMS replication subnet group has tags with the specific keys defined in the parameter requiredTagKeys. The control fails if the replication subnet group doesn’t have any tag keys or if it doesn’t have all the keys specified in the parameter requiredTagKeys. If the parameter requiredTagKeys isn't provided, the control only checks for the existence of a tag key and fails if the replication subnet group isn't tagged with any key. System tags, which are automatically applied and begin with aws:, are ignored.

A tag is a label that you assign to an AWS resource, and it consists of a key and an optional value. You can create tags to categorize resources by purpose, owner, environment, or other criteria. Tags can help you identify, organize, search for, and filter resources. Tagging also helps you track accountable resource owners for actions and notifications. When you use tagging, you can implement attribute-based access control (ABAC) as an authorization strategy, which defines permissions based on tags. You can attach tags to IAM entities (users or roles) and to AWS resources. You can create a single ABAC policy or a separate set of policies for your IAM principals. You can design these ABAC policies to allow operations when the principal's tag matches the resource tag. For more information, see What is ABAC for AWS? in the IAM User Guide.

Note

Don’t add personally identifiable information (PII) or other confidential or sensitive information in tags. Tags are accessible to many AWS services, including AWS Billing. For more tagging best practices, see Tagging your AWS resources in the AWS General Reference.

Remediation

To add tags to a DMS replication subnet group, see Tagging resources in AWS Database Migration Service in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.

[DMS.6] DMS replication instances should have automatic minor version upgrade enabled

Related requirements: NIST.800-53.r5 SI-2, NIST.800-53.r5 SI-2(2), NIST.800-53.r5 SI-2(4), NIST.800-53.r5 SI-2(5)

Category: Identify > Vulnerability, patch, and version management

Severity: Medium

Resource type: AWS::DMS::ReplicationInstance

AWS Config rule: dms-auto-minor-version-upgrade-check

Schedule type: Change triggered

Parameters: None

This control checks if automatic minor version upgrade is enabled for an AWS DMS replication instance. The control fails if automatic minor version upgrade isn't enabled for a DMS replication instance.

DMS provides automatic minor version upgrade to each supported replication engine so that you can keep your replication instance up-to-date. Minor versions can introduce new software features, bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements. By enabling automatic minor version upgrade on DMS replication instances, minor upgrades are applied automatically during the maintenance window or immediately if the Apply changes immediately option is chosen.

Remediation

To enable automatic minor version upgrade on DMS replication instances, see Modifying a replication instance in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.

[DMS.7] DMS replication tasks for the target database should have logging enabled

Related requirements: NIST.800-53.r5 AC-2(4), NIST.800-53.r5 AC-4(26), NIST.800-53.r5 AC-6(9), NIST.800-53.r5 AU-10, NIST.800-53.r5 AU-12, NIST.800-53.r5 AU-2, NIST.800-53.r5 AU-3, NIST.800-53.r5 AU-6(3), NIST.800-53.r5 AU-6(4), NIST.800-53.r5 CA-7, NIST.800-53.r5 SC-7(9), NIST.800-53.r5 SI-3(8), NIST.800-53.r5 SI-4(20), NIST.800-53.r5 SI-7(8)

Category: Identify > Logging

Severity: Medium

Resource type: AWS::DMS::ReplicationTask

AWS Config rule: dms-replication-task-targetdb-logging

Schedule type: Change triggered

Parameters: None

This control checks whether logging is enabled with the minimum severity level of LOGGER_SEVERITY_DEFAULT for DMS replication tasks TARGET_APPLY and TARGET_LOAD. The control fails if logging isn't enabled for these tasks or if the minimum severity level is less than LOGGER_SEVERITY_DEFAULT.

DMS uses Amazon CloudWatch to log information during the migration process. Using logging task settings, you can specify which component activities are logged and how much information is logged. You should specify logging for the following tasks:

  • TARGET_APPLY – Data and data definition language (DDL) statements are applied to the target database.

  • TARGET_LOAD – Data is loaded into the target database.

Logging plays a critical role in DMS replication tasks by enabling monitoring, troubleshooting, auditing, performance analysis, error detection, and recovery, as well as historical analysis and reporting. It helps ensure the successful replication of data between databases while maintaining data integrity and compliance with regulatory requirements. Logging levels other than DEFAULT are rarely needed for these components during troubleshooting. We recommend keeping the logging level as DEFAULT for these components unless specifically requested to change it by AWS Support. A minimal logging level of DEFAULT ensures that informational messages, warnings, and error messages are written to the logs. This control checks if the logging level is at least one of the following for the preceding replication tasks: LOGGER_SEVERITY_DEFAULT, LOGGER_SEVERITY_DEBUG, or LOGGER_SEVERITY_DETAILED_DEBUG.

Remediation

To enable logging for target database DMS replication tasks, see Viewing and managing AWS DMS task logs in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.

[DMS.8] DMS replication tasks for the source database should have logging enabled

Related requirements: NIST.800-53.r5 AC-2(4), NIST.800-53.r5 AC-4(26), NIST.800-53.r5 AC-6(9), NIST.800-53.r5 AU-10, NIST.800-53.r5 AU-12, NIST.800-53.r5 AU-2, NIST.800-53.r5 AU-3, NIST.800-53.r5 AU-6(3), NIST.800-53.r5 AU-6(4), NIST.800-53.r5 CA-7, NIST.800-53.r5 SC-7(9), NIST.800-53.r5 SI-3(8), NIST.800-53.r5 SI-4(20), NIST.800-53.r5 SI-7(8)

Category: Identify > Logging

Severity: Medium

Resource type: AWS::DMS::ReplicationTask

AWS Config rule: dms-replication-task-sourcedb-logging

Schedule type: Change triggered

Parameters: None

This control checks whether logging is enabled with the minimum severity level of LOGGER_SEVERITY_DEFAULT for DMS replication tasks SOURCE_CAPTURE and SOURCE_UNLOAD. The control fails if logging isn't enabled for these tasks or if the minimum severity level is less than LOGGER_SEVERITY_DEFAULT.

DMS uses Amazon CloudWatch to log information during the migration process. Using logging task settings, you can specify which component activities are logged and how much information is logged. You should specify logging for the following tasks:

  • SOURCE_CAPTURE – Ongoing replication or change data capture (CDC) data is captured from the source database or service, and passed to the SORTER service component.

  • SOURCE_UNLOAD – Data is unloaded from the source database or service during full load.

Logging plays a critical role in DMS replication tasks by enabling monitoring, troubleshooting, auditing, performance analysis, error detection, and recovery, as well as historical analysis and reporting. It helps ensure the successful replication of data between databases while maintaining data integrity and compliance with regulatory requirements. Logging levels other than DEFAULT are rarely needed for these components during troubleshooting. We recommend keeping the logging level as DEFAULT for these components unless specifically requested to change it by AWS Support. A minimal logging level of DEFAULT ensures that informational messages, warnings, and error messages are written to the logs. This control checks if the logging level is at least one of the following for the preceding replication tasks: LOGGER_SEVERITY_DEFAULT, LOGGER_SEVERITY_DEBUG, or LOGGER_SEVERITY_DETAILED_DEBUG.

Remediation

To enable logging for source database DMS replication tasks, see Viewing and managing AWS DMS task logs in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.

[DMS.9] DMS endpoints should use SSL

Related requirements: NIST.800-53.r5 AC-4, NIST.800-53.r5 SC-13, NIST.800-53.r5 SC-23, NIST.800-53.r5 SC-23(3), NIST.800-53.r5 SC-7(4), NIST.800-53.r5 SC-8, NIST.800-53.r5 SC-8(1), NIST.800-53.r5 SC-8(2)

Category: Protect > Data Protection > Encryption of data-in-transit

Severity: Medium

Resource type: AWS::DMS::Endpoint

AWS Config rule: dms-endpoint-ssl-configured

Schedule type: Change triggered

Parameters: None

This control checks whether an AWS DMS endpoint uses an SSL connection. The control fails if the endpoint doesn't use SSL.

SSL/TLS connections provide a layer of security by encrypting connections between DMS replication instances and your database. Using certificates provides an extra layer of security by validating that the connection is being made to the expected database. It does so by checking the server certificate that is automatically installed on all database instances that you provision. By enabling SSL connection on your DMS endpoints, you protect the confidentiality of the data during the migration.

Remediation

To add an SSL connection to a new or existing DMS endpoint, see Using SSL with AWS Database Migration Service in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.

[DMS.10] DMS endpoints for Neptune databases should have IAM authorization enabled

Related requirements: NIST.800-53.r5 AC-2, NIST.800-53.r5 AC-3, NIST.800-53.r5 AC-6, NIST.800-53.r5 AC-17, NIST.800-53.r5 IA-2, NIST.800-53.r5 IA-5

Category: Protect > Secure access management > Passwordless authentication

Severity: Medium

Resource type: AWS::DMS::Endpoint

AWS Config rule: dms-neptune-iam-authorization-enabled

Schedule type: Change triggered

Parameters: None

This control checks whether an AWS DMS endpoint for an Amazon Neptune database is configured with IAM authorization. The control fails if the DMS endpoint doesn't have IAM authorization enabled.

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) provides fine-grained access control across AWS. With IAM, you can specify who can access which services and resources, and under which conditions. With IAM policies, you manage permissions to your workforce and systems to ensure least-privilege permissions. By enabling IAM authorization on AWS DMS endpoints for Neptune databases, you can grant authorization privileges to IAM users by using a service role specified by the ServiceAccessRoleARN parameter.

Remediation

To enable IAM authorization on DMS endpoints for Neptune databases, see Using Amazon Neptune as a target for AWS Database Migration Service in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.

[DMS.11] DMS endpoints for MongoDB should have an authentication mechanism enabled

Related requirements: NIST.800-53.r5 AC-3, NIST.800-53.r5 AC-6, NIST.800-53.r5 IA-2, NIST.800-53.r5 IA-5

Category: Protect > Secure access management > Passwordless authentication

Severity: Medium

Resource type: AWS::DMS::Endpoint

AWS Config rule: dms-mongo-db-authentication-enabled

Schedule type: Change triggered

Parameters: None

This control checks whether an AWS DMS endpoint for MongoDB is configured with an authentication mechanism. The control fails if an authentication type isn't set for the endpoint.

AWS Database Migration Service supports two authentications methods for MongoDB—MONGODB-CR for MongoDB version 2.x, and SCRAM-SHA-1 for MongoDB version 3.x or later. These authentication methods are used to authenticate and encrypt MongoDB passwords if users want to use the passwords to access the databases. Authentication on AWS DMS endpoints ensures that only authorized users can access and modify the data being migrated between databases. Without proper authentication, unauthorized users may be able to gain access to sensitive data during the migration process. This can result in data breaches, data loss, or other security incidents.

Remediation

To enable an authentication mechanism on DMS endpoints for MongoDB, see Using MongoDB as a source for AWS DMS in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.

[DMS.12] DMS endpoints for Redis OSS should have TLS enabled

Related requirements: NIST.800-53.r5 SC-8, NIST.800-53.r5 SC-13

Category: Protect > Data Protection > Encryption of data-in-transit

Severity: Medium

Resource type: AWS::DMS::Endpoint

AWS Config rule: dms-redis-tls-enabled

Schedule type: Change triggered

Parameters: None

This control checks whether an AWS DMS endpoint for Redis OSS is configured with a TLS connection. The control fails if the endpoint doesn't have TLS enabled.

TLS provides end-to-end security when data is sent between applications or databases over the internet. When you configure SSL encryption for your DMS endpoint, it enables encrypted communication between the source and target databases during the migration process. This helps prevent eavesdropping and interception of sensitive data by malicious actors. Without SSL encryption, sensitive data may be accessed, resulting in data breaches, data loss, or other security incidents.

Remediation

To enable a TLS connection on DMS endpoints for Redis, see Using Redis as a target for AWS Database Migration Service in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.