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Discussion on: How secure do I need to connect a website to a database?

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Caleb Collins-Parks

If your server and database are in a VPC (virtual private cloud) then the database is only accessible from places within the VPC, like the server. That would go a long way to securing the connection. You would still have to make sure the VPC and entryway into the VPC is secure of course.

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