Description
This policy evaluates whether there is an AWS RDS Event Subscription that is configured to send notifications for the following source type and event categories:
- Source type:
db-instance - Event categories:
maintenance,configuration change,failure
Amazon RDS event notifications use Amazon SNS to notify you of changes to the availability or configuration of RDS database instances, enabling timely operational response.
Rationale
Event monitoring is a critical component of maintaining the availability, reliability, and performance of Amazon RDS database instances. Subscribing to maintenance, configuration change, and failure events ensures that operational teams are promptly informed of changes that may impact database stability or service continuity.
Audit
This policy flags an AWS Account as INCOMPLIANT if no Amazon RDS Event Subscriptions are configured to notify on maintenance, configuration change, and failure events for the db-instance source type.