WKLD.09 – Encrypt Amazon RDS databases

Similar to WKLD.08 – Encrypt Amazon EBS volumes, enable encryption of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) databases. This encryption is performed at the underlying volume level and has the same IOPS performance as unencrypted volumes with a minimal effect on latency. For more information, see Overview of encrypting Amazon RDS resources (Amazon RDS documentation).

To encrypt an RDS database instance

Encrypt a database instance (Amazon RDS documentation).

Warning Javascript is disabled or is unavailable in your browser.

To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please refer to your browser's Help pages for instructions.

Document Conventions

WKLD.08 – Encrypt Amazon EBS volumes

WKLD.10 – Deploy private resources in private subnets