RDS Instance Count Should Not Exceed Limit

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AWS account has Limit Quotas on every service including RDS. The number of RDS database instances provisioned in your AWS account should not have reached the limit quota.

Risk Level

Medium

Address

Operational Maturity, Security

Compliance Standards

AWSWAF

Triage and Remediation

Remediation

Using Console

Using CLI

To remediate the issue of RDS instance count exceeding the limit in AWS using AWS CLI, follow these steps:

Identify the current RDS instance count: You can use the following AWS CLI command to list all RDS instances in your account:
```
aws rds describe-db-instances
```
Check the RDS instance limit: Determine the maximum number of RDS instances allowed in your account by using the following AWS CLI command:
```
aws rds describe-account-attributes
```
Delete unnecessary RDS instances: Identify any unnecessary RDS instances that can be deleted to bring the count below the limit. Use the following AWS CLI command to delete an RDS instance:
```
aws rds delete-db-instance --db-instance-identifier <instance-identifier> --skip-final-snapshot
```
Modify existing RDS instances: If deleting instances is not an option, consider modifying existing RDS instances to reduce the count. For example, you can modify an RDS instance to a smaller instance type or combine multiple databases into a single instance.
Request a limit increase: If you require more RDS instances than the current limit allows, you can request a limit increase from AWS. Use the following AWS CLI command to request a limit increase for RDS instances:
```
aws rds modify-account-attributes --account-quotas Name=db-instance --max=<new-limit>
```
Monitor and maintain: Regularly monitor your RDS instances to ensure that the count stays within the allowed limit. Remove any unnecessary instances and adjust configurations as needed.

By following these steps, you can remediate the issue of RDS instance count exceeding the limit in AWS using AWS CLI.

Using Python

To remediate the issue of RDS instance count exceeding the limit in AWS using Python, you can create a script that regularly checks the number of RDS instances and takes appropriate actions to ensure it does not exceed the limit. Here’s a step-by-step guide to remediate this issue:

Install Boto3: Boto3 is the AWS SDK for Python. You can install it using pip by running the following command:
```
pip install boto3
```

Create a Python Script: Create a Python script (e.g., remediate_rds_instance_limit.py) with the following code:

import boto3

# AWS credentials and region
aws_access_key = 'YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY'
aws_secret_key = 'YOUR_AWS_SECRET_KEY'
aws_region = 'YOUR_AWS_REGION'

# Initialize the RDS client
rds_client = boto3.client('rds', aws_access_key_id=aws_access_key, aws_secret_access_key=aws_secret_key, region_name=aws_region)

def get_rds_instance_count():
    response = rds_client.describe_db_instances()
    return len(response['DBInstances'])

def create_rds_instance():
    # You can add your logic here to create a new RDS instance

# Check the RDS instance count
current_instance_count = get_rds_instance_count()

if current_instance_count > YOUR_INSTANCE_LIMIT:
    # Take remediation action (e.g., delete an existing instance or create a new instance)
    create_rds_instance()

Set up AWS Credentials: Ensure that you have AWS access key and secret key with the necessary permissions to manage RDS instances. You can set up these credentials using AWS CLI or environment variables.
Set Your Instance Limit: Replace YOUR_INSTANCE_LIMIT with the maximum number of RDS instances allowed in your AWS account.
Implement Remediation Logic: In the create_rds_instance() function, you can add the logic to either delete an existing RDS instance or create a new one based on your remediation strategy.
Schedule the Script: You can schedule the script to run at regular intervals using tools like AWS CloudWatch Events, AWS Lambda, or cron job on a server.

By following these steps, you can automatically remediate the issue of RDS instance count exceeding the limit in AWS using Python.

Additional Reading:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_service_limits.html

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RDS Instance Count Should Not Exceed Limit

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AWS Introduction

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AWS Threats

AWS Misconfigurations

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​Risk Level

​Address

​Compliance Standards

​Triage and Remediation

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Risk Level

Address

Compliance Standards

Triage and Remediation

Remediation

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