MEDIUMCIS 3.7

Ensure Boot Volumes are encrypted

Compute instance boot volumes should be encrypted with customer-managed keys.

Security Impact

Unencrypted boot volumes may expose OS and application data.

How to Remediate

Configure boot volume encryption with Vault master key when creating instances.

Affected Resources

OCI::Core::BootVolumeOCI::Kms::Key

Compliance Frameworks

CIS OCI v1.2.0SOC 2PCI-DSSHIPAA

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Check Details

Check ID
oracle-storage-8
Service
Oracle Cloud Block Volume
Category
Encryption
Severity
MEDIUM
CIS Benchmark
3.7

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