I want to start with the EBS encryption service as it tightly integrates with the KMS service, which we already discussed in the previous chapter. EBS volumes provide persistent block-level storage to your EC2 instance, providing more flexibility for your instance storage capabilities. One advantage of using EBS volumes is the simplicity you can apply to encrypting sensitive data stored on these volumes.
When a volume is encrypted, it does not impact or affect the Input/Output Operations per Second (IOPS) of your volume and has a very minimal effect on latency. The encryption process is also transparent in its operation, and so, as a result, there are no specific actions required by your applications to access the data.Â
At the time of writing, EBS encryption is supported on the following instance types; however, I suggest you review the latest supported instances at https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSEncryption.html#ebs-encryption...
