---
names:
  full: AWS RDS Instance engine is outside standard support
  contextual: Instance engine is outside standard support
description: >-
  Ensure that standalone Amazon RDS for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB instances 
  use an engine major version within AWS standard support to reduce lifecycle risk 
  and reliance on paid Extended Support.
type: COMPLIANCE_POLICY
categories:
  - RELIABILITY
frameworkMappings:
  - /frameworks/cloudaware/resource-reliability/infrastructure-modernization