Amazon RDS for Db2 now supports self-managed Active Directory
Amazon RDS ยท 2026-07-01
Actions
Technical Details
| Regions | all |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Neutral |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update RDS for Db2 instances to domain-join with self-managed Active Directory by providing credentials of a delegated AD service account stored in AWS Secrets Manager and encrypted with AWS KMS.
For Platform Teams
Adopt the new capability to integrate RDS for Db2 with self-managed Active Directory, simplifying authentication and authorization for database users.
For Executives
Evaluate the new capability to directly join RDS for Db2 instances to self-managed Active Directory domains, enabling single sign-on and simplifying compliance with existing identity infrastructure.
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