In this blog post, I will show you how to troubleshoot an error message displayed while connecting to AWS Aurora indicating that you cannot execute the statement with the read only option.
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Implementing Encryption at Rest for Amazon Aurora using CloudFormation
Amazon Aurora allows you to encrypt your databases using keys you manage through AWS Key Management Service (KMS). Encryption and decryption are handled seamlessly, so you don’t have to modify your applications to access your data. In this article, I will share my experience implementing Encryption at Rest using AWS CloudFormation.
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