Ensure EC2 Nitro instances use encrypted memory
AWS Nitro instances support memory encryption to protect data in memory from physical attacks on the host.
Security Impact
Unencrypted memory could expose sensitive data to physical attacks or cold boot attacks.
How to Remediate
Use Nitro-based instances which provide memory encryption by default. Consider AMD SEV-SNP for additional protection.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-ec2-23
- Service
- Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
- Category
- Encryption
- Severity
- MEDIUM
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