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EBS Default Encryption Enables Launching Encrypted Instances From Unencrypted AMI Snapshots

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Grischa Ekart

Previously (before end of May 2019), you had to encrypt the snapshot backing an AMI if you wanted to launch an instance with encrypted root volumes. This had some consequences for sharing AMIs: not only had AMIs to be shared … Continue reading →

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