Posted On: Oct 29, 2019
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports external authentication of database users using Kerberos and Microsoft Active Directory.
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL support for Kerberos and Microsoft Active Directory provides the benefits of single sign-on and centralized authentication of PostgreSQL Database users. Keeping all of your user credentials in the same Active Directory will save you time and effort as you will now have a centralized place for storing and managing them for multiple DB instances.
With this feature, in addition to the password-based and IAM based authentication methods, you can now authenticate using AWS Managed Microsoft AD Service. You can enable your database users to authenticate against Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL using the credentials stored in the AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory. You can use the same Active Directory for different VPCs within the same AWS region. You can also join Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL instances to shared Active Directory domains owned by different accounts.
PostgreSQL versions 11.4, 10.9 and above are supported with Active Directory integration.
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale PostgreSQL deployments in the cloud. See Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Pricing for pricing details and regional availability.