**To set your default CMK for EBS encryption**
The following ``modify-ebs-default-kms-key-id`` example sets the specified CMK as the default CMK for EBS encryption for your AWS account in the current Region. ::
aws ec2 modify-ebs-default-kms-key-id \
--kms-key-id alias/my-cmk
Output::
{
"KmsKeyId": "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:123456789012:key/0ea3fef3-80a7-4778-9d8c-1c0c6EXAMPLE"
}