aws-redshift-encryption-customer-key.md

Pattern: Missing use of encryption via CMK for AWS Redshift

Issue: -

Description

Redshift clusters that contain sensitive data or are subject to regulation should be encrypted at rest to prevent data leakage should the infrastructure be compromised.

Resolution: Enable encryption using CMK.

Examples

Example of incorrect code:

resource "aws_redshift_cluster" "bad_example" {
  cluster_identifier = "tf-redshift-cluster"
  database_name      = "mydb"
  master_username    = "foo"
  master_password    = "Mustbe8characters"
  node_type          = "dc1.large"
  cluster_type       = "single-node"
}

Example of correct code:

resource "aws_kms_key" "redshift" {
	enable_key_rotation = true
}

resource "aws_redshift_cluster" "good_example" {
  cluster_identifier = "tf-redshift-cluster"
  database_name      = "mydb"
  master_username    = "foo"
  master_password    = "Mustbe8characters"
  node_type          = "dc1.large"
  cluster_type       = "single-node"
  encrypted          = true
  kms_key_id         = aws_kms_key.redshift.key_id
}