1. Login to AWS Management Console: Go to the AWS Management Console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/.
2. Navigate to RDS Service: Click on the “Services” dropdown menu at the top left corner, then select “RDS” under the Database category.
3. Select the RDS Instance: From the list of RDS instances, select the instance for which you want to enable SSL configuration.
4. Modify the RDS Instance: Click on the instance name to open its details page. Then, click on the “Modify” button at the top.
5. Enable SSL: Scroll down to the “Network & Security” section, and locate the “Additional configuration” option. Here, you will find the “Enable IAM DB authentication” option. Enable this option by selecting the checkbox.
6. Apply Changes: Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Continue” button.
7. Review Changes: Review the changes you are about to make, and then click on the “Modify DB Instance” button to apply the changes.
8. Verify SSL Configuration: Once the modification is complete, verify that the SSL configuration is enabled for the Database Migration Service Endpoints by connecting to the RDS instance using SSL.

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1. Enable SSL for the RDS instance:
   • Run the following AWS CLI command to modify the RDS instance to enable SSL:
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     aws rds modify-db-instance --db-instance-identifier YOUR_DB_INSTANCE_IDENTIFIER --apply-immediately --no-apply-immediately
     

   • Replace YOUR_DB_INSTANCE_IDENTIFIER with the identifier of your RDS instance.
2. Verify SSL configuration:
   • Confirm that SSL is enabled for the RDS instance by describing the instance using the following command:
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     aws rds describe-db-instances --db-instance-identifier YOUR_DB_INSTANCE_IDENTIFIER --query 'DBInstances[*].{DBInstanceIdentifier:DBInstanceIdentifier, DBInstanceStatus:DBInstanceStatus, Endpoint:Endpoint}'
     

   • Ensure that the Endpoint section includes the SSL: true attribute.
3. Restart the RDS instance:
   • If the SSL configuration does not take effect immediately, you may need to restart the RDS instance. Run the following command:
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     aws rds reboot-db-instance --db-instance-identifier YOUR_DB_INSTANCE_IDENTIFIER
     

   • This will trigger a reboot of the RDS instance to apply the SSL configuration changes.
4. Verify SSL connection:
   • Test the SSL connection to the RDS instance using a database client that supports SSL connections. Ensure that the connection is successful and encrypted.

1. Install the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) if you haven’t already:

pip install boto3

2. Use the following Python script to enable SSL for your AWS RDS instance:

import boto3

# Define the AWS region and RDS instance identifier
region = 'your_aws_region'
db_instance_identifier = 'your_rds_instance_identifier'

# Create an RDS client
rds_client = boto3.client('rds', region_name=region)

# Modify the RDS instance to enable SSL
response = rds_client.modify_db_instance(
    DBInstanceIdentifier=db_instance_identifier,
    ApplyImmediately=True,
    DBInstanceIdentifier=db_instance_identifier,
    Engine='mysql',  # Change the engine if necessary
    OptionGroupName='default:mysql-5-7',  # Change the option group if necessary
    EnableIAMDatabaseAuthentication=False,
    PubliclyAccessible=False,
    ApplyImmediately=True,
    CloudwatchLogsExportConfiguration={},
    EnablePerformanceInsights=False,
    MonitoringInterval=0,
    PerformanceInsightsKMSKeyId='',
    PerformanceInsightsRetentionPeriod=7,
    EnableEnhancedMonitoring=False,
    MonitoringRoleArn='',
    PromotionTier=0,
    OptionGroupName='default:mysql-5-7',
    DBParameterGroupName='default:mysql-5-7',
    VpcSecurityGroupIds=[
        'your_security_group_id',
    ],
    ApplyImmediately=True,
    EngineVersion='5.7.30',
    MasterUserPassword='your_master_password',
    PreferredBackupWindow='02:00-03:00',
    BackupRetentionPeriod=7,
    PreferredMaintenanceWindow='sun:04:00-sun:05:00',
    CopyTagsToSnapshot=False,
    LicenseModel='general-public-license',
    StorageType='gp2',
    StorageEncrypted=True,
    MultiAZ=False,
    AutoMinorVersionUpgrade=True,
    PubliclyAccessible=False,
    DBInstanceClass='db.t2.micro',
    AllocatedStorage=20,
    DBInstanceIdentifier=db_instance_identifier
)

print("SSL configuration enabled for RDS instance: ", response)

3. Replace the placeholders (‘your_aws_region’, ‘your_rds_instance_identifier’, ‘your_security_group_id’, ‘your_master_password’) with your actual AWS region, RDS instance identifier, security group ID, and master password.
4. Run the Python script to enable SSL configuration for your AWS RDS instance.