A database is running on an Amazon RDS Multi-AZ DB instance. A recent security audit found the database to be cut of compliance because it was not encrypted. Which approach will resolve the encryption requirement?
A) Log in to the RDS console and select the encryption box to encrypt the database.
B) Create a new encrypted Amazon EBS volume and attach it to the instance.
C) Encrypt the standby replica in the secondary Availability Zone and promote it to the primary instance.
D) Take a snapshot of the RDS instance, copy and encrypt the snapshot, and then restore to the new RDS instance.

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The correct approach is to log in to the RDS console and select the encryption box to encrypt the database. This will encrypt the database at rest, which is the requirement of the security audit.

A Database Is Running on an Amazon RDS Multi-AZ DB