Amazon RDS now provides visibility into IAM DB Authentication metrics and logs
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Amazon RDS has enhanced IAM Database Authentication with new metrics and logs to improve observability and troubleshooting capabilities.
- Provides visibility into authentication issues for RDS databases
- Supports MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Aurora MySQL, and Aurora PostgreSQL
- Metrics automatically available in Amazon CloudWatch when IAM DB Authentication is enabled
- Error logs can be exported to CloudWatch Logs
- Helps diagnose connection failures due to configuration, permissions, expired tokens, or throttling
This update enables easier investigation and resolution of database authentication problems across supported RDS database engines.
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