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MTN’s proposed Mafab deal sparks spectrum debate

Talks over MTN Nigeria’s potential acquisition of Mafab Communications’ 5G spectrum are sparking debate over competition and investment in Nigeria’s mobile Read More: https://punchng.com/mtns-proposed-mafab-deal-sparks-spectrum-debate/

Stop Hardcoding Your Database Credentials in Lambda — Use IAM Authentication with RDS Proxy Instead

Your Lambda function works. It connects to RDS, queries the database, returns results. Somewhere in your environment variables sits a username and a password — plain text, sitting there quietly. You know it's not ideal. But it works, so it stays.

  • Lambda functions store database credentials in plain text environment variables.
  • IAM Authentication with RDS Proxy eliminates hardcoding credentials in Lambda.
  • Enable IAM Authentication on RDS and RDS Proxy, create MySQL user without password.

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