Encrypting client connections with SSL/TLS to MySQL DB instances on Amazon RDS - Amazon Relational Database Service
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Encrypting client connections with SSL/TLS to MySQL DB instances on Amazon RDS

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is an industry-standard protocol for securing network connections between client and server. After SSL version 3.0, the name was changed to Transport Layer Security (TLS). Amazon RDS supports SSL/TLS encryption for MySQL DB instances. Using SSL/TLS, you can encrypt a connection between your application client and your MySQL DB instance. SSL/TLS support is available in all Amazon Web Services Regions for MySQL.

With Amazon RDS, you can secure data in transit by encrypting client connections to MySQL DB instances with SSL/TLS, requiring SSL/TLS for all connections to a MySQL DB instance, and connecting from the MySQL command-line client with SSL/TLS (encrypted). The following sections provide guidance on configuring and utilizing SSL/TLS encryption for MySQL DB instances on Amazon RDS.

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