How can I share an encrypted Amazon RDS DB snapshot with another account?

Title: How to Share an Encrypted Amazon RDS Snapshot with Another AWS Account

Step 1: Log in to AWS Management Console

• Open your web browser and navigate to the AWS Management Console.
• Sign in to your AWS account.

Step 2: Access Amazon RDS Console

• In the AWS Management Console, navigate to the Amazon RDS console in the respective region you are working in.

Step 3: Choose the Database Instance

• From the navigation pane, select the database instance that you want to share the snapshot of.

Step 4: Select the Snapshot to Share

• Choose the maintenance and backups tab and select the snapshot that you want to share.

Step 5: Create a Customer Managed Key (If Needed)

• If you do not already have a customer managed key, create one by selecting the Customer Managed Keys tab on the left.
• Choose to create a key, give it an alias and description, and follow the prompts to create the key.
• Assign privileges to the key for IAM users or roles.

Step 6: Specify Target AWS Account

• Scroll to the bottom of the page and under Other AWS Accounts, specify the target AWS account information.
• Add the account number of the target AWS account and save the changes.

Step 7: Copy the Snapshot

• Choose the snapshot that uses the default AWS managed KMS key.
• Select actions and then choose copy snapshot.
• Choose the customer managed key you created or an existing one to copy the snapshot.

Step 8: Share the Copied Snapshot

• Go to the manual tab on the snapshot page to view the copied snapshot.
• Select the copied snapshot you want to share with another AWS account.
• Choose share snapshot from the actions menu.
• Enter the target AWS account ID that you want to permit to restore a DB instance.
• Save the changes.

Step 9: Access Target AWS Account

• Log in to the target AWS account.
• Open the Amazon RDS console in the correct region.

Step 10: Copy the Shared Snapshot

• Choose the snapshot shared from the source account.
• Select actions and then choose copy snapshot to copy the snapshot into the same AWS region with the KMS key from the target account.

Step 11: Launch the New Instance

• Monitor the progress of the copied snapshot in the manual tab.
• Once the snapshot copy is completed, you can launch a new instance from the copied snapshot.

Step 12: Complete the Process

• Ensure that the KMS keys are active and exist for both sharing and copying the snapshot.
• Congratulations! You have successfully shared an encrypted Amazon RDS snapshot with another AWS account.

Thank you for following this step-by-step tutorial on sharing an encrypted Amazon RDS snapshot with another AWS account. Happy cloud computing!