Supported Regions and DB engines for Kerberos authentication in Amazon RDS - Amazon Relational Database Service

Supported Regions and DB engines for Kerberos authentication in Amazon RDS

By using Kerberos authentication in Amazon RDS, you can support external authentication of database users using Kerberos and Microsoft Active Directory. Using Kerberos and Active Directory provides the benefits of single sign-on and centralized authentication of database users.

Kerberos authentication isn't available with the following engines:

  • RDS for MariaDB

Although most AWS Regions are active by default for your AWS account, certain Regions are activated only when you manually select them. These Regions are referred to as opt-in Regions. In contrast, Regions that are active by default, as soon as your AWS account is created, are referred to as commercial Regions, or simply, Regions. For opt-in Regions, you must use a regionalized service principal of the form directoryservice.rds.region_name.amazonaws.com. For example, for Africa (Cape Town), you must add service principal directoryservice.rds.region-af-south-1.amazonaws.com to your trust policy. For more information, see Kerberos authentication.

Kerberos authentication with RDS for Db2

The following Regions and engine versions are available for Kerberos authentication with RDS for Db2.

Region RDS for Db2 11.5
US East (N. Virginia) All versions
US East (Ohio) All versions
US West (N. California) All versions
US West (Oregon) All versions
Africa (Cape Town) Not available
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Not available
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Not available
Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Not available
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Not available
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Not available
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) All versions
Asia Pacific (Osaka) Not available
Asia Pacific (Seoul) All versions
Asia Pacific (Singapore) All versions
Asia Pacific (Sydney) All versions
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) All versions
Canada (Central) All versions
Canada West (Calgary) Not available
China (Beijing) All versions
China (Ningxia) All versions
Europe (Frankfurt) All versions
Europe (Ireland) All versions
Europe (London) All versions
Europe (Milan) Not available
Europe (Paris) Not available
Europe (Spain) Not available
Europe (Stockholm) All versions
Europe (Zurich) Not available
Israel (Tel Aviv) Not available
Middle East (Bahrain) Not available
Middle East (UAE) Not available
South America (São Paulo) All versions
AWS GovCloud (US-East) Not available
AWS GovCloud (US-West) Not available

Kerberos authentication with RDS for MySQL

The following Regions and engine versions are available for Kerberos authentication with RDS for MySQL.

Region RDS for MySQL 8.4 RDS for MySQL 8.0 RDS for MySQL 5.7 (under RDS Extended Support)
US East (N. Virginia)

All versions

All versions

All versions

US East (Ohio)

All versions

All versions

All versions

US West (N. California)

All versions

All versions

All versions

US West (Oregon)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Africa (Cape Town)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Asia Pacific (Jakarta)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Asia Pacific (Malaysia)

Not available

Not available

Not available

Asia Pacific (Melbourne)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Asia Pacific (Mumbai)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Asia Pacific (Osaka)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Asia Pacific (Seoul)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Asia Pacific (Singapore)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Asia Pacific (Sydney)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Asia Pacific (Tokyo)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Canada (Central)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Canada West (Calgary)

Not available

Not available

Not available

China (Beijing)

All versions

All versions

All versions

China (Ningxia)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Europe (Frankfurt)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Europe (Ireland)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Europe (London)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Europe (Milan)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Europe (Paris)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Europe (Spain)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Europe (Stockholm)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Europe (Zurich)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Israel (Tel Aviv)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Middle East (Bahrain)

All versions

All versions

All versions

Middle East (UAE)

All versions

All versions

All versions

South America (São Paulo)

All versions

All versions

All versions

AWS GovCloud (US-East) Not available

Not available

Not available

AWS GovCloud (US-West) Not available

Not available

Not available

Kerberos authentication with RDS for Oracle

The following Regions and engine versions are available for Kerberos authentication with RDS for Oracle.

Region RDS for Oracle 21c RDS for Oracle 19c
US East (N. Virginia) All versions All versions
US East (Ohio) All versions All versions
US West (N. California) All versions All versions
US West (Oregon) All versions All versions
Africa (Cape Town) (opt-in Region) All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) (opt-in Region) All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) (opt-in Region) All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Jakarta) (opt-in Region) All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Not available Not available
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) (opt-in Region) All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Osaka) Not available Not available
Asia Pacific (Seoul) All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Singapore) All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Sydney) All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) All versions All versions
Canada (Central) All versions All versions
Canada West (Calgary) Not available Not available
China (Beijing) Not available Not available
China (Ningxia) Not available Not available
Europe (Frankfurt) All versions All versions
Europe (Ireland) All versions All versions
Europe (London) All versions All versions
Europe (Milan) (opt-in Region) All versions All versions
Europe (Paris) Not available Not available
Europe (Spain) (opt-in Region) All versions All versions
Europe (Stockholm) All versions All versions
Europe (Zurich) (opt-in Region) All versions All versions
Israel (Tel Aviv) (opt-in Region) All versions All versions
Middle East (Bahrain) (opt-in Region) All versions All versions
Middle East (UAE) (opt-in Region) All versions All versions
South America (São Paulo) All versions All versions
AWS GovCloud (US-East) All versions All versions
AWS GovCloud (US-West) All versions All versions

Kerberos authentication with RDS for PostgreSQL

The following Regions and engine versions are available for Kerberos authentication with RDS for PostgreSQL.

Region RDS for PostgreSQL 16 RDS for PostgreSQL 15 RDS for PostgreSQL 14 RDS for PostgreSQL 13 RDS for PostgreSQL 12 RDS for PostgreSQL 11 RDS for PostgreSQL 10
US East (N. Virginia) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
US East (Ohio) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
US West (N. California) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
US West (Oregon) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Africa (Cape Town) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Jakarta) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Osaka) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
Asia Pacific (Seoul) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Singapore) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Sydney) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Canada (Central) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Canada West (Calgary) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
China (Beijing) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
China (Ningxia) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Frankfurt) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Ireland) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (London) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Milan) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Paris) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Spain) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Stockholm) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Zurich) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Israel (Tel Aviv) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Middle East (Bahrain) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
Middle East (UAE) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
South America (São Paulo) All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions All versions
AWS GovCloud (US-East) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available
AWS GovCloud (US-West) Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available

Kerberos authentication with RDS for SQL Server

The following Regions and engine versions are available for Kerberos authentication with RDS for SQL Server.

Region RDS for SQL Server 2022 RDS for SQL Server 2019 RDS for SQL Server 2017 RDS for SQL Server 2016
US East (N. Virginia) All versions All versions All versions All versions
US East (Ohio) All versions All versions All versions All versions
US West (N. California) All versions All versions All versions All versions
US West (Oregon) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Africa (Cape Town) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Not available Not available Not available Not available
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Osaka) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Seoul) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Singapore) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Sydney) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Canada (Central) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Canada West (Calgary) Not available Not available Not available Not available
China (Beijing) All versions All versions All versions All versions
China (Ningxia) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Frankfurt) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Ireland) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (London) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Milan) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Paris) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Spain) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Stockholm) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Europe (Zurich) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Israel (Tel Aviv) Not available Not available Not available Not available
Middle East (Bahrain) All versions All versions All versions All versions
Middle East (UAE) All versions All versions All versions All versions
South America (São Paulo) All versions All versions All versions All versions
AWS GovCloud (US-East) All versions All versions All versions All versions
AWS GovCloud (US-West) All versions All versions All versions All versions