Encrypted EBS in t2.micro should not work, but it does Posted by: mike94030 Posted on: Sep 16, 2015 3:53 PM Reply This question is not answered . Answer it to earn points.



Today I was able to bring up a t2.micro instance with an encrypted EBS volume using the EC2 api. I ssh'd into the machine and confirmed that the encrypted volume really was attached and working correctly. I double checked in the AWS web UI and confirmed that the instance type was t2.micro and the volume showed Encryption as enabled.



Can anyone explain this?



[1] I am investigating encrypted EBS volumes. According to the AWS docs, certain instance types such as t2.micro do not support encrypted EBS volumes [1]. Their processors lack the AES-NI instruction set.Today I was able to bring up a t2.micro instance with an encrypted EBS volume using the EC2 api. I ssh'd into the machine and confirmed that the encrypted volume really was attached and working correctly. I double checked in the AWS web UI and confirmed that the instance type was t2.micro and the volume showed Encryption as enabled.Can anyone explain this?[1] http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSEncryption.html#EBSEncryption_supported_instances Replies: 2 | Pages: 1 - Last Post: Nov 12, 2015 10:25 AM by: davidski42 Replies Re: Encrypted EBS in t2.micro should not work, but it does Richard@AWS Posted by: Posted on: Sep 24, 2015 7:39 AM in response to: mike94030 Reply



We are currently adding support for encryption for some additional instance types, including the t2.micro. You just happened to notice before the announcement was made



Richard Hello,We are currently adding support for encryption for some additional instance types, including the t2.micro. You just happened to notice before the announcement was madeRichard Re: Encrypted EBS in t2.micro should not work, but it does Posted by: davidski42 Posted on: Nov 12, 2015 10:24 AM in response to: Richard@AWS Reply Was there a release announcement for the t2 class supporting EBS encryption? I stumbled across this availability and haven't been able to find any release notes that mention when this (very nifty!) feature was added.



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