# Securing Amazon RDS for Db2 DB instance connections
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Amazon RDS for Db2 supports ways to improve security for your RDS for Db2 DB instance. 

**Topics**
+ [Using SSL/TLS with an Amazon RDS for Db2 DB instance](Db2.Concepts.SSL.md)
+ [Using Kerberos authentication for Amazon RDS for Db2](db2-kerberos.md)