{"slug":"iam-aws-rds","cloud":"aws","service":"rds","title":"AWS RDS (IAM)","description":"Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) simplifies setup, operation, and scaling of relational databases in the cloud.","category":"database","common_permissions":["rds:CreateDBInstance","rds:DeleteDBInstance","rds:DescribeDBInstances","rds:StartDBInstance","rds:StopDBInstance","rds:CreateDBSnapshot","rds:DeleteDBSnapshot","rds:DescribeDBSnapshots"],"least_privilege_example":"{\n  \"Version\": \"2012-10-17\",\n  \"Statement\": [\n    {\n      \"Effect\": \"Allow\",\n      \"Action\": [\n        \"rds:CreateDBInstance\",\n        \"rds:DeleteDBInstance\",\n        \"rds:DescribeDBInstances\",\n        \"rds:StartDBInstance\",\n        \"rds:StopDBInstance\",\n        \"rds:CreateDBSnapshot\",\n        \"rds:DeleteDBSnapshot\",\n        \"rds:DescribeDBSnapshots\"\n      ],\n      \"Resource\": \"*\"\n    }\n  ]\n}","warnings":["Avoid rds:* — grants full control including deletion of instances and snapshots.","Avoid rds:CreateDBInstance without resource constraints — can lead to high costs."],"docs":"https://servicereference.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/v1/rds/rds.json","tags":["iam","aws"],"last_verified":"2026-06-14T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-12-11T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2026-06-14T04:48:32.466Z","updated_at":"2026-06-14T04:48:32.466Z"}