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Summary

  • Rewrote the RDS/Aurora IAM Authentication section to use EC2 instance profiles (most secure method)
  • Removed access key-based authentication in favor of IAM roles
  • Improved documentation clarity and structure

Changes

  • Security Enhancement: Focus on EC2 instance profile method instead of access keys
  • Better Structure: Reorganized into 5 clear steps with prerequisites integrated
  • Cleaner Documentation: Removed unnecessary screenshots
  • Improved Examples: Added proper IAM policy JSON and SQL examples for both MySQL and PostgreSQL
  • AWS References: Added links to official AWS documentation for alternative authentication methods
  • Production Best Practices: Included security notes about using specific ARNs

Test Plan

  • Documentation renders correctly in Mintlify
  • All AWS documentation links are valid
  • Code examples are syntactically correct
  • Steps follow logical order for implementation

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Rewrote the RDS/Aurora with IAM Authentication section to use the most secure
method (EC2 instance profiles) instead of access keys. This eliminates the need
to manage and rotate credentials.

Key improvements:
- Focus on EC2 instance profile method as the primary secure approach
- Remove access key-based authentication from main guide
- Add references to AWS documentation for alternative methods
- Clearer step-by-step instructions with proper IAM policy examples
- Better formatting and structure for improved readability
- Remove unnecessary screenshots for cleaner documentation
- Add proper SQL examples for both MySQL and PostgreSQL
- Include security best practices and production recommendations

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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📝 Broken Links Check Report

Note: Entries under /api-reference/ are likely false positives and can be ignored.

The following is the output from the broken links check:

found 16 broken links in 9 files

integrations/api/audit-log.mdx
 ⎿  /api-reference/auditlogservice/post-v1auditlogs:search

integrations/api/authentication.mdx
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integrations/api/data-classification.mdx
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 ⎿  /api-reference/databaseservice/patch-v1instances-databases

integrations/api/issue.mdx
 ⎿  /api-reference/issueservice/post-v1projects-issues

integrations/api/permission.mdx
 ⎿  /api-reference/workspaceservice/get-v1workspaces-:getIamPolicy
 ⎿  /api-reference/projectservice/get-v1projects-:getIamPolicy
 ⎿  /api-reference/roleservice/get-v1roles
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integrations/api/plan.mdx
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integrations/api/release.mdx
 ⎿  /api-reference/releaseservice/post-v1projects-releases

integrations/api/rollout.mdx
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integrations/api/sql-review.mdx
 ⎿  /api-reference/releaseservice/post-v1projects-releases:check
 ⎿  /api-reference/sqlservice/post-v1sqlcheck

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Pull Request Overview

This PR improves the RDS/Aurora IAM Authentication documentation by focusing on secure authentication methods and reorganizing content for better clarity. The changes emphasize EC2 instance profiles as the preferred approach over access key-based authentication.

  • Replaced access key authentication with EC2 instance profile method for enhanced security
  • Restructured documentation into 5 clear steps with integrated prerequisites
  • Added comprehensive examples for both MySQL and PostgreSQL with proper IAM policies

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- Remove 10 unused AWS RDS IAM authentication screenshots that are no longer
  referenced after documentation update
- Remove 8 duplicate GCP IAM images that were incorrectly placed in the
  aws-rds-iam folder (correct copies exist in gcp-iam folder)
- Clean up orphaned image directory

These images were removed from the documentation in favor of cleaner,
text-based instructions that focus on security best practices.

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LGTM

@d-bytebase d-bytebase merged commit 8eaca64 into main Aug 20, 2025
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@d-bytebase d-bytebase deleted the docs/improve-rds-iam-auth-section branch August 20, 2025 07:24
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