EBS encryption by default is disabled Affecting EBS service in AWS


Severity

0.0
medium
0
10
Severity Framework
Snyk CCSS
Rule category
Data/ Encryption at Rest

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Frameworks
CIS-ControlsCSA-CCMHIPAA
  • Snyk IDSNYK-CC-00332
  • creditSnyk Research Team

Description

EBS block storage devices will not be encrypted. Each device will have to be explicitly encrypted on creation.

How to fix?

Set the aws_ebs_encryption_by_default enabled attribute to true.

Example Configuration

resource "aws_ebs_encryption_by_default" "allowed" {
  enabled = true
}