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In JavaScript, an object is a variable that can hold multiple values. It is a location where a collection of values is stored. Objects are among the most basic data types in JavaScript. Every object contains properties and types, which are a single unit. Objects are not primitive, unlike primitive data types. For instance, take a football. A football has properties like weight, shape, color, and…

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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.

  • Lambda functions store database credentials in plain text environment variables.
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