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The instance type does not support encryption at rest Affecting ElasticSearch service in AWS

Severity

0.0
medium
0
10
    Severity Framework
    Snyk CCSS
    Rule category
    Data / Access

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CC-00307
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Description

That should someone gain unauthorized access to the data they would be able to read the contents.

How to fix?

Set Properties.ElasticsearchClusterConfig.InstanceType attribute to supported instance type e.g. c5.large.elasticsearch, and set EncryptionAtRestOptions.enabled attribute to true.

CloudFormation

    Terraform