Aws efs encryption by default

1. Is AWS EFS encrypted by default?
2. What is the default EFS mode?
3. What encryption does EFS use?
4. Does AWS encrypt data by default?

Is AWS EFS encrypted by default?

When you create a new file system using the Amazon EFS console, encryption at rest is enabled by default.

What is the default EFS mode?

Bursting Throughput mode is the default Amazon EFS throughput mode. In Bursting Throughput mode, file system baseline throughput is proportional to the file system size in the EFS standard storage or One-Zone storage class. The maximum throughput value depends on the Amazon EFS Region.

What encryption does EFS use?

To encrypt and decrypt files (or directories), EFS uses public key encryption technology. When a user requests to encrypt a file or folder, EFS generates an X. 509 certificate. This certificate has a private/public key pair that the RSA algorithm generates, with EFS as a key usage.

Does AWS encrypt data by default?

Amazon Location Service provides encryption by default to protect sensitive customer data at rest using AWS owned encryption keys. AWS owned keys — Amazon Location uses these keys by default to automatically encrypt personally identifiable data.