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An EBS volume in relation to AWS can be described as a block-level storage device that can be attached to EC2 instances.

Furthermore, we can encrypt an EBS volume to provide an additional layer of data protection and security.

Let’s take a quick look at the key aspects:

• In an EBS volume, the encryption makes sure that the data stored on the volume is protected. In other words, it ensures there is no access without the decryption keys.
• AWS offers Key Management Services. It allows us to manage the encryption keys used for encrypting EBS volumes. Additionally, KMS offers a secure and scalable solution for generating, storing, and managing encryption keys.
• It is a storage volume that has its data encrypted at rest. When we create an encrypted EBS volume, the data written to the volume is automatically encrypted with the encryption key offered by AWS KMS. The data remains encrypted when stored on the volume and is decrypted when read by the associated EC2 instance.

Key Benefits of Encrypted EBS Volumes

Here are some of the key benefits:

• Encrypting EBS volumes helps protect sensitive data. In other words, the data remains confidential and secure even in case of a breach in security.
• Furthermore, encrypted EBS volumes can assist in meeting regulatory and compliance requirements for data encryption and protection.
• AWS manages the encryption process, making it easy to use encrypted EBS volumes with existing EC2 instances and applications.
• Encrypted EBS volumes can be created from new or existing volumes. Furthermore, we can enable or disable encryption as per our needs.

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Conclusion

To conclude, our Support Techs introduced us to the many benefits of encrypting EBS volume.