Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployment with two readable standbys now supports AWS IAM database authentication
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The article discusses that Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployments with two readable standbys now support AWS IAM database authentication. This allows central management of access to these deployments, eliminating the need to store password-based credentials in the database.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployments with two readable standbys for workloads requiring lower write latency and more read capacity
- IAM authentication support for these deployments, allowing central access management
- Benefit of eliminating stored password credentials in the database
- Links to documentation on creating these deployments and supported regions/engines
- Ability to create or update these deployments in the RDS Management Console
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