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A database specialist needs to enable IAM authentication on an existing Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL DB cluster. The database specialist already has modified the DB cluster settings, has created IAM and…

The correct answer is B. Run the generate-db-auth-token command with the user names to generate a temporary. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/UsingWithRDS.IAMDBAuth.Connec ting.AWSCLI.html

Submitted by emma.c· Mar 6, 2026Database Security

Question

A database specialist needs to enable IAM authentication on an existing Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL DB cluster. The database specialist already has modified the DB cluster settings, has created IAM and database credentials, and has distributed the credentials to the appropriate users. What should the database specialist do next to establish the credentials for the users to use to log in to the DB cluster?

Options

  • AAdd the users' IAM credentials to the Aurora cluster parameter group.
  • BRun the generate-db-auth-token command with the user names to generate a temporary
  • CAdd the users' IAM credentials to the default credential profile, Use the AWS Management
  • DUse an AWS Security Token Service (AWS STS) token by sending the IAM access key and

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    89% (24)
  • C
    7% (2)

Explanation

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/UsingWithRDS.IAMDBAuth.Connec ting.AWSCLI.html

Topics

#Aurora PostgreSQL IAM authentication#Temporary authentication token#IAM database access

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