AWS RDS (SQL Server): SSL Connection - The target principal name is incorrect
- by AX1
I have a Amazon Web Services (AWS) Relational Database Service (RDS) instance running SQL Server 2012 Express.
I've installed Amazon's aws.amazon.com/rds certificate in the client machine's Trusted Root Certification Authorities store.
However, when I connect to the RDS instance (using SQL Server Management Studio 2012) and check off "Encrypt…