AWS AmazonRDS documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2026-05-28 · Documentation low

File: AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.Oracle.Options.NetworkEncryption.md

Summary

Added 'Verifying that NNE is active' section with SQL query to confirm encryption status.

Security assessment

This adds documentation for verifying Native Network Encryption (security feature) but doesn't address a specific security vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.Oracle.Options.NetworkEncryption.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.Oracle.Options.NetworkEncryption.md
index 3121e523e..6cc16ae70 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.Oracle.Options.NetworkEncryption.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.Oracle.Options.NetworkEncryption.md
@@ -6,0 +7,2 @@
+Verifying that NNE is active
+
@@ -22,0 +25,2 @@ You can use Native Network Encryption or Secure Sockets Layer, but not both. For
+  * Verifying that NNE is active
+
@@ -31,0 +36,11 @@ You can use Native Network Encryption or Secure Sockets Layer, but not both. For
+## Verifying that NNE is active
+
+After connecting to your DB instance, run the following query to confirm your session is encrypted:
+    
+    
+    SELECT SYS_CONTEXT('USERENV', 'NETWORK_PROTOCOL') AS PROTOCOL,
+           SYS_CONTEXT('USERENV', 'ENCRYPTION_TYPE') AS ENCRYPTION
+    FROM DUAL;
+
+If NNE is active, the `ENCRYPTION` column shows the algorithm in use (for example, `AES256`). If it shows blank or NULL, the connection is not encrypted.
+