# rds-sqlserver-encrypted-in-transit
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Checks if connections to Amazon RDS SQL server database instances are configured to use encryption in transit. The rule is NON\$1COMPLIANT if the DB parameter force\$1ssl for the parameter group is not set to 1 or the ApplyStatus parameter is not 'in-sync'. 



**Identifier:** RDS\$1SQLSERVER\$1ENCRYPTED\$1IN\$1TRANSIT

**Resource Types:** AWS::RDS::DBInstance

**Trigger type:** Periodic

**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region

**Parameters:**

None  

## AWS CloudFormation template
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To create AWS Config managed rules with AWS CloudFormation templates, see [Creating AWS Config Managed Rules With AWS CloudFormation Templates](aws-config-managed-rules-cloudformation-templates.md).