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Cloud Config:RDS instances do not use outdated versions

Last Updated:Oct 20, 2025

An RDS instance is considered compliant if it does not use an outdated version. This rule applies to RDS for MySQL instances. For instances that use other database engines, the evaluation result is Not Applicable. After April 21, 2025, RDS for MySQL versions 5.5 and 5.6 will no longer be supported.

Risk level

Default risk level: Medium.

You can change the risk level as needed.

Detection logic

  • An RDS instance is considered compliant if it does not use an outdated version. This rule applies to RDS for MySQL instances. For instances that use other database engines, the evaluation result is Not Applicable. After April 21, 2025, RDS for MySQL versions 5.5 and 5.6 will no longer be supported.

Rule details

Parameter

Description

Rule name

There are no outdated RDS instances in use.

Rule identifier

rds-instance-engine-version-check

Tags

RDS, Instance

Automatic remediation

Not supported

Rule trigger

Configuration changes

Supported resource types

ACS::RDS::DBInstance

Input parameters

None

Remediation

To remediate a non-compliant resource that uses an outdated version, see Major version lifecycle.