Encrypt your database connection using SSL encryption to Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server
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This article provides a detailed guide on how to configure SSL encryption for database connections to Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Prerequisites and solution overview for setting up SSL encryption
- Creating a certificate password secret in AWS Secrets Manager
- Creating a Systems Manager command document to automate the SSL configuration
- Creating a State Manager association to run the command document when the RDS Custom instance is created
- Creating the RDS Custom instance with a tag to trigger the SSL configuration
- Optional steps for domain joining the RDS Custom instance and enabling Kerberos authentication
- Verifying the SSL encryption and Kerberos authentication (if configured)
- Cleanup steps to delete the resources
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