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Enable Encryption In The Existing RDS Instance

In this article, we will enable encryption in the existing RDS instance.

Steps

To enable encryption in the existing RDS instance, we will work on the following steps: -

So, let us get started.

First, create an RDS instance. Please note that encryption is not enabled while creating the RDS instance.

To take the snapshot, select the database and click on Actions → Take snapshot.

A screen will appear to enter the snapshot details. Enter the details and click on the Take snapshot button.

The snapshot is created.

To copy the snapshot, select the snapshot and go to Actions → Copy snapshot.

In the Copy snapshot screen, enter the value in the New DB Snapshot Identifier field and select the Destination Region.

Scroll down to the bottom and tick the checkbox Enable Encryption.

Click on the Copy snapshot button to create the copy.

To restore the snapshot, go to the detail screen of the snapshot created. In the detail screen, click on the Actions → Restore snapshot.

In the Restore snapshot screen, select the DB engine.

Scroll down and enter the DB instance identifier.

Scroll down to the bottom and click on the Restore DB instance.

Another database instance is created.

Check the detail screen of the DB instance just created, you can see that the encryption is enabled.

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