Kerberos authentication
By using Kerberos authentication in Amazon RDS, you can support external authentication of database users using Kerberos and Microsoft Active Directory. Using Kerberos and Active Directory provides the benefits of single sign-on and centralized authentication of database users. For more information, see Kerberos authentication.
Kerberos authentication isn't available with the following engines:
RDS for MariaDB
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Kerberos authentication with RDS for MySQL
Following are the supported engines and Region availability for Kerberos authentication with RDS for MySQL.
| Region | RDS for MySQL 8.0 | RDS for MySQL 5.7 | RDS for MySQL 5.6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (Ohio) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| US East (N. Virginia) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| US West (N. California) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| US West (Oregon) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Africa (Cape Town) | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Canada (Central) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| China (Beijing) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| China (Ningxia) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Frankfurt) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Ireland) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (London) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Milan) | – | – | – |
| Europe (Paris) | – | – | – |
| Europe (Spain) | – | – | – |
| Europe (Stockholm) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Zurich) | – | – | – |
| Middle East (Bahrain) | – | – | – |
| Middle East (UAE) | – | – | – |
| South America (São Paulo) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Amazon GovCloud (US-East) | – | – | – |
| Amazon GovCloud (US-West) | – | – | – |
Kerberos authentication with RDS for Oracle
Following are the supported engines and Region availability for Kerberos authentication with RDS for Oracle.
| Region | RDS for Oracle 21c | RDS for Oracle 19c | RDS for Oracle 12c |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (Ohio) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| US East (N. Virginia) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| US West (N. California) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| US West (Oregon) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Africa (Cape Town) | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Canada (Central) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| China (Beijing) | – | – | – |
| China (Ningxia) | – | – | – |
| Europe (Frankfurt) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Ireland) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (London) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Milan) | – | – | – |
| Europe (Paris) | – | – | – |
| Europe (Spain) | – | – | – |
| Europe (Stockholm) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Zurich) | – | – | – |
| Middle East (Bahrain) | – | – | – |
| Middle East (UAE) | – | – | – |
| South America (São Paulo) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Amazon GovCloud (US-East) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Amazon GovCloud (US-West) | All versions | All versions | All versions |
Kerberos authentication with RDS for PostgreSQL
Following are the supported engines and Region availability for Kerberos authentication with RDS for PostgreSQL.
| Region | RDS for PostgreSQL 14 | RDS for PostgreSQL 13 | RDS for PostgreSQL 12 | RDS for PostgreSQL 11 | RDS for PostgreSQL 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (Ohio) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| US East (N. Virginia) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| US West (N. California) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| US West (Oregon) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Africa (Cape Town) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Canada (Central) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| China (Beijing) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| China (Ningxia) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Frankfurt) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Ireland) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (London) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Milan) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Europe (Paris) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Spain) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Europe (Stockholm) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Zurich) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Middle East (Bahrain) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Middle East (UAE) | – | – | – | – | – |
| South America (São Paulo) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Amazon GovCloud (US-East) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Amazon GovCloud (US-West) | – | – | – | – | – |
Kerberos authentication with RDS for SQL Server
Following are the supported engines and Region availability for Kerberos authentication with RDS for SQL Server.
| Region | RDS for SQL Server 2019 | RDS for SQL Server 2017 | RDS for SQL Server 2016 | RDS for SQL Server 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (Ohio) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| US East (N. Virginia) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| US West (N. California) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| US West (Oregon) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Africa (Cape Town) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | – | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | – | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | – | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Canada (Central) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| China (Beijing) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| China (Ningxia) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Frankfurt) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Ireland) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (London) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Milan) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Paris) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Spain) | – | – | – | – |
| Europe (Stockholm) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Europe (Zurich) | – | – | – | – |
| Middle East (Bahrain) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Middle East (UAE) | – | – | – | – |
| South America (São Paulo) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Amazon GovCloud (US-East) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |
| Amazon GovCloud (US-West) | All versions | All versions | All versions | All versions |