Compliance validation for Amazon RDS
Third-party auditors assess the security and compliance of Amazon RDS as part of multiple Amazon compliance programs. These include SOC, PCI, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and others.
For a list of Amazon services in scope of specific compliance programs, see Amazon services in scope by
compliance program
You can download third-party audit reports using Amazon Artifact. For more information, see Downloading reports in Amazon Artifact.
Your compliance responsibility when using Amazon RDS is determined by the sensitivity of your data, your organization's compliance objectives, and applicable laws and regulations. Amazon provides the following resources to help with compliance:
Security and compliance quick start guides
– These deployment guides discuss architectural considerations and provide steps for deploying security- and compliance-focused baseline environments on Amazon. -
Architecting for HIPAA Security and Compliance on Amazon Web Services
– This whitepaper describes how companies can use Amazon to create HIPAA-compliant applications. Amazon compliance resources
– This collection of workbooks and guides that might apply to your industry and location. Amazon Config – This Amazon service assesses how well your resource configurations comply with internal practices, industry guidelines, and regulations.
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Amazon Security Hub – This Amazon Web Service provides a comprehensive view of your security state within Amazon. Security Hub uses security controls to evaluate your Amazon resources and to check your compliance against security industry standards and best practices. For a list of supported services and controls, see Security Hub controls reference.