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# RDS instance TDE status disabled

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `terraform-alicloud-rds-instance-tde-status-disabled` 

**Provider:** Alicloud

**Platform:** Terraform

**Severity:** High

**Category:** Encryption

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [Provider Reference](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/aliyun/alicloud/latest/docs/resources/db_instance#tde_status)

### Description{% #description %}

The `tde_status` parameter should be set to `Enabled` for supported RDS instances. This rule applies to `alicloud_db_instance` resources with `engine` set to `MySQL` (versions `5.6`, `5.7`, `8`) or `SQLServer` (versions `08r2_ent_ha`, `2012_ent_ha`, `2016_ent_ha`, `2017_ent`, `2019_std_ha`, `2019_ent`). It flags instances where `tde_status` is missing or set to `Disabled`. Set `tde_status = "Enabled"` to enforce Transparent Data Encryption (TDE).

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```terraform
resource "alicloud_db_instance" "default" {
    engine = "MySQL"
    engine_version = "5.6"
    db_instance_class = "rds.mysql.t1.small"
    db_instance_storage = "10"
    tde_status = "Enabled"
    parameters = [{
        name = "innodb_large_prefix"
        value = "ON"
    },{
        name = "connect_timeout"
        value = "50"
    }]
}
```

```terraform
resource "alicloud_db_instance" "default" {
    engine = "MySQL"
    engine_version = "8"
    db_instance_class = "rds.mysql.t1.small"
    db_instance_storage = "10"
    tde_status = "Enabled"
    parameters = [{
        name = "innodb_large_prefix"
        value = "ON"
    },{
        name = "connect_timeout"
        value = "50"
    }]
}
```

```terraform
resource "alicloud_db_instance" "default" {
    engine = "SQLServer"
    engine_version = "2019_std_ha"
    db_instance_class = "rds.mysql.t1.small"
    db_instance_storage = "10"
    tde_status = "Enabled"
    parameters = []
}
```

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```terraform
resource "alicloud_db_instance" "default" {
    engine = "MySQL"
    engine_version = "5.6"
    db_instance_class = "rds.mysql.t1.small"
    db_instance_storage = "10"
    tde_status = "Disabled"
    parameters = [{
        name = "innodb_large_prefix"
        value = "ON"
    },{
        name = "connect_timeout"
        value = "50"
    }]
}
```

```terraform
resource "alicloud_db_instance" "default" {
    engine = "MySQL"
    engine_version = "8"
    db_instance_class = "rds.mysql.t1.small"
    db_instance_storage = "10"
    parameters = [{
        name = "innodb_large_prefix"
        value = "ON"
    },{
        name = "connect_timeout"
        value = "50"
    }]
}
```

```terraform
resource "alicloud_db_instance" "default" {
    engine = "SQLServer"
    engine_version = "2019_std_ha"
    db_instance_class = "rds.mysql.t1.small"
    db_instance_storage = "10"
    tde_status = "Disabled"
    parameters = []
}
```