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2.2.1 Ensure EBS volume encryption is enabled (Automated)
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Description
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) supports encryption at rest when using the Elastic Block Store (EBS) service. While disabled by default, forcing encryption at EBS volume creation is supported.
Rationale
Encrypting data at rest reduces the likelihood that it is unintentionally exposed and can nullify the impact of disclosure if the encryption remains unbroken.
Audit
From Console
- Login to AWS Management Console and open the Amazon EC2 console using https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/
- Under
Account attributes
, clickEBS encryption
. - Verify
Always encrypt new EBS volumes
displaysEnabled
. - Review every region in-use.
note
EBS volume encryption is configured per region.
From Command Line
- Run
aws --region <region> ec2 get-ebs-encryption-by-default
- Verify that
"EbsEncryptionByDefault": true
is displayed. - Review every region in-use.
note
EBS volume encryption is configured per region.
Remediation
From Console
- Login to AWS Management Console and open the Amazon EC2 console using https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/
- Under
Account attributes
, clickEBS encryption
. - Click
Manage
. - Click the
Enable
checkbox. - Click
Update EBS encryption
- Repeat for every region requiring the change.
note
EBS volume encryption is configured per region.
From Command Line
- Run
aws --region <region> ec2 enable-ebs-encryption-by-default
- Verify that
"EbsEncryptionByDefault": true
is displayed. - Repeat every region requiring the change.
note
EBS volume encryption is configured per region.
References
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSEncryption.html
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-opt-in-to-default-encryption-for-new-ebs-volumes/
Additional Information
Default EBS volume encryption only applies to newly created EBS volumes. Existing EBS volumes are not converted automatically.