How to encrypt EBS volume to secure your data
If you're looking to secure your data on Amazon Web Services (AWS), encrypting your Elastic Block Store (EBS) volumes is a must. Encryption provides an extra layer of protection to your data, ensuring that even in the unlikely event of a data breach, your sensitive information remains secure. This guide will take you through the process of encrypting an EBS volume, from start to finish. By following these simple steps, you'll have peace of mind knowing your data is protected by industry-standard encryption methods.You will need 1 hour(depends on your volume size) to follow these steps:
- Go to https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2 and navigate to instances
- Once we have a volume created, go back to EC2 instances section and locate your instance
- Write down current Device name attachement info, for Linux instances, it is usually /dev/xvda
- Click on the currently attached volume, so you will be sent to the volumes section again, but filtered out to show you only one volume, so you will not misclick and disconnect a volume from another instance
That`s it, later you can remove unencrypted volume and snapshot