# Encrypting data at rest

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/encrypting-data-at-rest/23693>\
**Category:** Sysadmins\
**Tags:** explanation\
**Created:** [January 5, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/encrypting-data-at-rest/23693 "2015-01-05T22:13:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![dhyasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dhyasama/32/106648_2.png) [@dhyasama](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dhyasama)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/encrypting-data-at-rest/23693/7 "2015-01-07T16:21:41Z")

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Relevant article for AWS users:

> **[Encrypting Amazon RDS resources - Amazon Relational Database Service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Overview.Encryption.html)**
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> Secure your RDS data by encrypting your DB instances.

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