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The Shared Snapshot
Sharing is caring, but sometimes oversharing is a security breach.
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An Elastic Block Store () snapshot can be shared with the entire world, and anyone running an automated scan across the catalog can discover and copy it.
In this room, you will investigate a potential exposure path, understand why snapshots need to be kept private and encrypted, and shared only with specific accounts.
Learning Objectives
- Understand snapshot sharing permissions
- Identify publicly shared snapshots
- Differentiate between legacy exposure and modern models
- Remediate an exposed snapshot
- Build a secure model for snapshot management
Prerequisites
- Being able to set up your environment (First Steps Into room)
- Basic commands ( Fundamentals room)
- Have a basic understanding of the service (Introduction to Cloud Storage room)
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Who needs snapshots anyway?
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