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ApsaraDB RDS:ModifyDBInstanceTDE

Last Updated:Jul 14, 2026

Enables or modifies the Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) feature for an ApsaraDB RDS instance.

Operation description

Supported DPI engine

  • ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL

  • ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL

  • ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server

Related feature documentation

Important Before you call this operation, carefully read the following documentation to fully understand the prerequisites and impacts of this operation.

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RAM authorization

No authorization for this operation. If you encounter issues with this operation, contact technical support.

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

DBInstanceId

string

Yes

The instance ID. You can call DescribeDBInstances to query the instance ID.

rm-uf6wjk5****

TDEStatus

string

Yes

The TDE status. Valid values:

  • Enabled

  • Disabled

Enabled

DBName

string

No

The name of the database for which you want to enable TDE. You can specify multiple databases separated by commas (,), up to 50 databases.

Note

This parameter is active and required only for SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition, 2022 Standard Edition, 2025 Standard Edition, and SQL Server Enterprise instance.

testDB

EncryptionKey

string

No

The custom key ID.

Note

This parameter is available only for ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL or ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instances.

749c1df7-****-****-****-****

RoleArn

string

No

The global resource descriptor of the RAM role. The descriptor is used to specify a RAM role. For details, see RAM role overview.

Note

This parameter is available only for ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL and ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instances.

acs:ram::1406926****:role/aliyunrdsinstanceencryptiondefaultrole

Certificate

string

No

The certificate file.

Format:

  • Public endpoint: oss-<RegionId>.aliyuncs.com:<BucketName>:<CertificateFileName (with file extension)>

  • Internal network endpoint: oss-<RegionId>-internal.aliyuncs.com:<BucketName>:<CertificateFileName (with file extension)>

Note
  • This parameter is active only for SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition, 2022 Standard Edition, 2025 Standard Edition, and SQL Server Enterprise instance.

  • You can call DescribeRegions to query active region IDs.

oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com:****:key.cer

PrivateKey

string

No

The private key file.

Format:

  • Public endpoint: oss-<RegionId>.aliyuncs.com:<BucketName>:<PrivateKeyFileName (with file extension)>

  • Internal network endpoint: oss-<RegionId>-internal.aliyuncs.com:<BucketName>:<PrivateKeyFileName (with file extension)>

Note
  • This parameter is active only for SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition, 2022 Standard Edition, 2025 Standard Edition, and SQL Server Enterprise instance.

  • You can call DescribeRegions to query active region IDs.

oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com:****:key.pvk

PassWord

string

No

The certificate password.

Note

This parameter is active only for SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition, 2022 Standard Edition, 2025 Standard Edition, and SQL Server Enterprise instance.

1qaz@WSX

IsRotate

boolean

No

Specifies whether to rotate the key. Valid values:

  • true: rotates the key.

  • false (default): does not rotate the key.

Note

This parameter is available only for ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instances.

false

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

The response parameters.

RequestId

string

The request ID.

777C4593-8053-427B-99E2-105593277CAB

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "777C4593-8053-427B-99E2-105593277CAB"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 %s DB Operation Failed:%s.
400 InvalidTDEstatus Specified TDEStatus has already configed in the This instance.
400 MissingDBName The request is missing a DBName parameter.
400 InvalidTDEstatus.Format The Specified TDEStatus is not valid. The status of TDE is invalid.
400 Invalid.PrivateKey The requested privateKey parameter is invalid. The private key in the request is invalid.
400 Invalid.Certificate The requested certificate parameter is invalid. The certificate in the request is invalid.
400 CertOrPrivateKeyOrPasswordNotMatched The public certificate, private key, and password do not match. The password of the private key in the certificate failed the verification check.
400 InvalidTDEKey Kms key is disabled. The Kms key has been disabled.
400 InvalidTDEStatus.NotFound The specified TDEStatus does not exist. The specified TDE status does not exist.
400 PermissionDenied The current account has not been authorized to allow RDS to access user's KMS services, authorization needs to be granted to this account. The current account of the user does not authorize RDS to access the user's KMS service. KMS authorization is required. You can refer to the KMS document Authorizing RDS to Access Key Management Service for authorization.
400 Order.ComboInstanceNotAllowOperate A package instance is not allowed to operate independently. A package instance is not allowed to operate independently.
400 Price.PricingPlanResultNotFound Pricing plan price result not found. Pricing plan price result not found.
400 Order.NoRealNameAuthentication You have not passed the real-name authentication and do not meet the purchase conditions. Please log in to the user center for real-name authentication. You have not passed the real-name authentication and do not meet the purchase conditions. Please log in to the cost and cost for real-name authentication.
400 InsufficientAvailableQuota Your account quota limit is less than 0, please recharge before trying to purchase. Your account available limit is less than 0, please recharge before trying to purchase.
400 CommodityServiceCalling.Exception Failed to call commodity service. Failed to call commodity service return.
400 RegionDissolvedEOM Dear customer, Alibaba Cloud plans to optimize and adjust the current region. Cloud services in this region will cease operations. You are currently unable to operate new purchase orders. Thank you for your understanding and support. Hello, Alibaba Cloud plans to optimize and adjust the current region. Cloud services in this region will stop operating. In order to ensure your business continuity and smooth transition of data migration, you are currently unable to operate new purchase orders. Thank you for your understanding and support.
400 Commodity.InvalidComponent The module you purchased is not legal, please buy it again. The module you purchased is not legal, please buy it again.
400 RegionEndTimeDissolvedAustralia Cloud services in the Australia (Sydney) region will be discontinued. Set the validity date to September 30, 2024 or earlier than September 30, 2024. Hello customer, this area has been abolished.
400 Price.CommoditySys Commodity system call exception. Commodity system call exception.
400 Pay.InsufficientBalance Insufficient available balance. Insufficient available balance.
400 Order.PeriodInvalid There is a problem with the period you selected, please choose again. There is a problem with the period you selected, please choose again.
400 pay.noCreditCard Account not bound to credit card. No credit card is available.
400 Order.InstHasUnpaidOrder There is an unpaid order for the service you have purchased. Please pay or void it before placing the order. There is an unpaid order for the service you have purchased. Please pay or void it before placing the order.
400 noAvailablePaymentMethod No payment method is specified for your account. We recommend that you add a payment method. No payment method has been specified for your account. We recommend that you add a payment method.
400 BasicInfoUncompleted Your information is incomplete. Complete your information before the operation. Your basic information is not complete, please complete your basic information before operation.
400 Risk.RiskControlRejection Your account is abnormal, please contact customer service for details. Your account is abnormal, please contact customer service for details.
400 Api.NotSupport Specified api is not supported. The current interface does not support.
400 ContainForbiddenLabelError There is a label that prohibits placing orders. Please contact your distributor for assistance. You cannot place the order because a tag indicates that order placement is prohibited. Contact your distributor.
400 InvalidDBInstanceId.NotFound The DBInstanceId provided does not exist in records. The DBInstanceId provided does not exist.
400 InvalidInstanceLevel.DiskType Specified instance level not support request disk type The current instance type does not support the specified storage type.
400 InvalidParam Sepcified wal level Parameter is invalid. There are still logical slots in instance, so it can not be set as replica. The specified wal_level parameter is invalid. There is still a copy slot in the instance, so it cannot be set to replica.
400 KmsApiError User secret key invalid. The user key is invalid.
400 System.SaleValidateFailed Sales expression validation system error. A system error occurs when the sales expression is verified.
400 Abs.InvalidAccount.NotFound account is not found. The account does not exist.
400 SqlExecuteFailedOrTimeout sql command execution failed or timed out:%s. SQL command execution failed or timed out
400 ColdData.EngineVersionNotSupport The current instance engine version not support coldDataEnabled. The current instance engine version not support coldDataEnabled.
400 ColdData.MinorVersionNotSupport The current instance minor version not support coldDataEnabled. The current instance minor version not support coldDataEnabled.
400 IncorrectTargetClasscode The current instance type does not support this operation. This operation is not supported by the instance type.
400 InvalidConnectionString.Duplicate Specified connection string already exists in the RDS. The link address name is duplicate. Please reset the connection string.
400 RequiredParam.NotFound Required input param is not found. Required parameters are missing.
400 Parameters.Invalid Parameter error, please check the parameters. Parameter error, please check the parameters.
400 BackupPolicyNotSupport Cold Data won't open with CrossBackup or Flash Backup, please check Backup Policy. Cold Data won't open with CrossBackup or Flash Backup, please check Backup Policy.
400 InvalideStatus.Format The instance status does not support this operation. The instance status does not support this operation.
400 InvalidReleasedKeepPolicy.Format Specified Released Keep Policy is not valid. Specified Released Keep Policy is not valid.
400 InvalidDBInstanceEngineType.Format the DB instance engine type does not support this operation. This operation is not supported for the database engine of the instance.
400 Pay.NoCreditCard No credit cards. No credit cards.
400 VpcNetworkTypeNotSupport The vpc network type instance does not support this operation. The vpc network type instance does not support this operation.
400 MirrorInsExists Specified DB instance mirror ins already existed. Specified DB instance mirror ins already existed.
400 UnsupportedClassCode The specified DB instance class stops selling. The specified DB instance class stops selling.
400 InvalidBackupSet The specified database does not exist in the backup set. The specified database does not exist in the backup set.
400 OrdTCommodityQueryError Failed to query for product. Failed to query product.
400 ProductInstanceReleased The instance has been released. Please check before placing the order. The instance has been released, please verify and place an order.
400 RegionEndTimeDissolvedIndia The region is no longer supported. The region is no longer supported.
400 BYOKCertExpired The certificate has exceeded the validity period. The certificate has expired.
500 ExternalFailure The request processing has failed due to external service failure. The request processing has failed due to external service failure.
500 RequestMetaDataFailed The service request failed. Please try again later or contact service personnel. The service request failed. Please try again later or contact service personnel.
500 InvokeProxyFailure The request processing has failed due to service failure of rds api. The request failed to be processed due to an RDS API failure.
403 IncorrectDBInstanceType Current DB instance type does not support this operation. The operation failed. The RDS instance is not in a ready state.
403 IncorrectEngineVersion Current engine version does not support operations.
403 IncorrectDBInstanceLockMode Current DB instance lock mode does not support this operation.
403 IncorrectDBInstanceState Current DB instance state does not support this operation. The current instance status does not support this operation.
403 DBSizeExceeded Exceeding the allowed DB size of DB instance. The size of the database exceeds the maximum size that is allowed.
403 IncorrectMinorVersion Current engine minor version does not support operations. This operation is not supported for the current minor engine version.
403 ByokRoleArnNotFound The roleArn can not be null. The roleArn can not be null.
403 InvalidKmsKey Kms key is disabled. The KMS key is disabled.
403 OrderStatus.UnPaid The specified db instance has unpaid order. The instance has an unpaid order. Please pay first and try again.
403 InvalidReduceDiskSize The storage capacity after the scale-down must be larger than the used amount. The scale-in target capacity cannot be less than the current storage space usage
403 CloudSSDNotSupport Cloud ssd does not support this operation, please upgrade to essd. SSD cloud disks do not support this operation. Upgrade to ESSD.
403 InvalidUserOperatorPermission The user permission does not support this operation. The user is not authorized to perform this operation.
403 InvalidVswitchId Specified conn vswitch id is not valid. The specified VSwitchId is in an incorrect format or is empty.
403 OperationDenied.ZoneResource There is no available zone for inventory. There is no available zone for inventory.
403 NotInFlowController Sorry,no permission. Sorry,no permission.
403 InvalidInstanceLevel.Malformed Current DB instance level does not support this operation. The specified database instance type does not support this operation.
403 UnsupportedByBlueGreenDeployment Operation prohibited due to blue green deployment. The operation is not allowed because a blue-green deployment exists.
403 CrossBackupStrategyNotSupport Cross region backup strategy is not supported. Cross region backup strategy is not supported.
404 InvalidClusterKms this cluster not kms service.
404 InsufficientResourceCapacity There is insufficient capacity available for the requested instance.
404 InvalidDBName.NotFound Specified one or more DB name does not exist or DB status does not support. The operation failed. The instance name cannot be found.
404 Request.NotFound The requested resource is not available. The requested resources are unavailable.
404 HostInfo.NotFound The specified host info is not found. The specified host information does not exist.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.