diff --git a/locales/en/plugin__odf-console.json b/locales/en/plugin__odf-console.json
index bca451f31..1021a3c50 100644
--- a/locales/en/plugin__odf-console.json
+++ b/locales/en/plugin__odf-console.json
@@ -959,7 +959,8 @@
   "MultiCloud Object Gateway supports encryption for objects by default.": "MultiCloud Object Gateway supports encryption for objects by default.",
   "Enable data encryption for block and file storage": "Enable data encryption for block and file storage",
   "Enable encryption": "Enable encryption",
-  "A secure mode that encrypts all data passing over the network": "A secure mode that encrypts all data passing over the network",
+  "Encrypts all Ceph traffic including data, using Ceph msgrv2": "",
+  "Verify your RHCS cluster has the necessary in-transit encryption settings configured to properly enable in-transit encryption on your external cluster. If you need to configure them, refer to the documentation for detailed configuration steps.": "",
   "An error has occurred: {{error}}": "An error has occurred: {{error}}",
   "The uploaded file is not a valid JSON file": "The uploaded file is not a valid JSON file",
   "External storage system metadata": "External storage system metadata",
diff --git a/packages/odf/components/create-storage-system/create-storage-system-steps/security-and-network-step/encryption.tsx b/packages/odf/components/create-storage-system/create-storage-system-steps/security-and-network-step/encryption.tsx
index 9c756dfea..c00f05fd4 100644
--- a/packages/odf/components/create-storage-system/create-storage-system-steps/security-and-network-step/encryption.tsx
+++ b/packages/odf/components/create-storage-system/create-storage-system-steps/security-and-network-step/encryption.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ import { ValidationType } from '@odf/core/types';
 import { AdvancedSubscription } from '@odf/shared/badges/advanced-subscription';
 import { FieldLevelHelp } from '@odf/shared/generic/FieldLevelHelp';
 import { useCustomTranslation } from '@odf/shared/useCustomTranslationHook';
-import { Checkbox, FormGroup, Form } from '@patternfly/react-core';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  AlertVariant,
+  Checkbox,
+  FormGroup,
+  Form,
+} from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import { KMSEmptyState } from '../../../../constants';
 import { KMSConfigure } from '../../../kms-config/kms-config';
 import { ValidationMessage } from '../../../utils/common-odf-install-el';
@@ -291,13 +297,22 @@ export const Encryption: React.FC<EncryptionProps> = ({
             data-checked-state={encryption.inTransit}
             label={t('In-transit encryption')}
             description={t(
-              'A secure mode that encrypts all data passing over the network'
+              'Encrypts all Ceph traffic including data, using Ceph msgrv2'
             )}
             onChange={(_event, checked: boolean) =>
               handleInTransitEncryptionOnChange(checked)
             }
           />
         )}
+        {isExternal && encryption.inTransit && (
+          <Alert
+            variant={AlertVariant.info}
+            isInline
+            title={t(
+              'Verify your RHCS cluster has the necessary in-transit encryption settings configured to properly enable in-transit encryption on your external cluster. If you need to configure them, refer to the documentation for detailed configuration steps.'
+            )}
+          />
+        )}
       </FormGroup>
       {!encryption.hasHandled && (
         <ValidationMessage validation={ValidationType.ENCRYPTION} />