rds-db2
Provisions, connects, migrates, and operates Amazon RDS for Db2. Applies when provisioning with IBM customer and site IDs (License Manager, BYOL, GovCloud), connecting over TLS, fixing SQL30082N after Secrets Manager rotation, migration from Db2 LUW (Linux, AIX, Windows, AS400) or z/OS mainframe (ADB2GEN, Q Replication), choosing code page/collation (EBCDIC, CCSID), S3 backup/restore, Multi-AZ and cross-region standby replicas, RDSADMIN procedures, customer-managed KMS BYOK, self-managed Active Directory Kerberos, Db2 audit to S3, minimum IAM, or colocation.
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Security
2 findings: 1 critical severity, 1 medium severity. Installing this skill is not recommended: please review these findings carefully if you do intend to do so.
E005: Suspicious download URL detected in skill instructions.
What this means
Detected a suspicious URL in the skill instructions that could lead the agent to download and execute malicious scripts or binaries. This includes links to executables from untrusted sources, typosquatting of official packages, URL shorteners that obscure the destination, and personal file hosting services.
Why it was flagged
These URLs include URL shorteners used to deliver and pipe installer scripts (bit.ly links) and a GitHub Releases download under an unfamiliar username (jqlang) — both are high-risk indicators for executable/script-based malware distribution.
W013: Attempt to modify system services in skill instructions.
What this means
The skill prompts the agent to compromise the security or integrity of the user’s machine by modifying system-level services or configurations, such as obtaining elevated privileges, altering startup scripts, or changing system-wide settings.
Why it was flagged
The skill explicitly instructs running client installs "as root" and to use bundled scripts that perform system changes (including rewriting `~/.db2env`), which requires elevated privileges and modifies the host state.
Low
Low-risk findings.
1 low severity finding. Worth noting, but not necessarily harmful.
W012: Unverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).
What this means
The skill fetches instructions or code from an external URL at runtime, and the fetched content directly controls the agent’s prompts or executes code. This dynamic dependency allows the external source to modify the agent’s behavior without any changes to the skill itself.
Why it was flagged
The skill contains curl-to-bash runtime commands that fetch and execute remote scripts (https://bit.ly/getdb2driver and https://bit.ly/precheckdb2migration), and the installer script references and downloads artifacts from https://aws-blogs-artifacts-public.s3.amazonaws.com/artifacts/DBBLOG-4900 at runtime, so these external URLs can directly execute remote code during skill operation.
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- aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws
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- Security analysis
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