<ul><li>To securely connect to an RDS instance via a Bastion Host, follow these steps:</li><li>1. Create a VPC with private and public subnets.</li><li>2. Create security groups for the EC2 instance and RDS instance, allowing necessary inbound and outbound traffic.</li><li>3. Launch an EC2 instance in the public subnet and assign the appropriate security group.</li><li>4. Create an RDS instance in the private subnet and assign the RDS security group.</li><li>5. Establish a port forwarding session using SSH and the EC2 instance.</li><li>6. Use MySQL Workbench to create a new connection to the RDS instance.</li><li>By following these steps, you can securely connect to your private RDS instance through a Bastion Host, ensuring your database remains isolated from the internet.</li></ul>

Connecting to an RDS instance via Bastion Host

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