AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 187

A user has stored data on an encrypted EBS volume. The user wants to share the data with his friend's AWS account. How can user achieve this?

Answer options

• A. Create an AMI from the volume and share the AMI
• B. Copy the data to an unencrypted volume and then share
• C. Take a snapshot and share the snapshot with a friend
• D. If both the accounts are using the same encryption key then the user can share the volume directly

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because sharing encrypted data directly can be problematic unless the accounts use the same encryption key. Creating an AMI (option A) does not work for sharing encrypted EBS data. Taking a snapshot (option C) would also be encrypted, making it inaccessible to another account without the key. Option D is only applicable if the same encryption key is used, which is not stated in the scenario.