# Use Amazon EBS snapshots that are shared with you
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**To use a shared unencrypted snapshot**  
Locate the shared snapshot by ID or description. You can use this snapshot as you would any other snapshot that you own in your account. For example, you can create a volume from the snapshot or copy it to a different Region.

**To use a shared encrypted snapshot**  
Locate the shared snapshot by ID or description. Create a copy of the shared snapshot in your account, and encrypt the copy with a KMS key that you own. You can then use the copy to create volumes or you can copy it to different Regions.

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#### [ Console ]

**To view snapshot permissions**

1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Snapshots**.

1. Select the snapshot.

1. If the filter is **Owned by me**, the snapshot is owned by this account. If the filter is **Private snapshots**, the snapshot is either owned by this account or shared specifically with this account. Select a snapshot and on the **Details** tab, check whether **Owner** specifies this account or a different account.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

**To view snapshot permissions**  
Use the [describe-snapshot-attribute](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/describe-snapshot-attribute.html) command to get the snapshot permissions of the specified snapshot.

```
aws ec2 describe-snapshot-attribute \
    --snapshot-id snap-0abcdef1234567890 \
    --attribute createVolumePermission
```

The following is example output.

```
{
    "SnapshotId": "snap-0abcdef1234567890",
    "CreateVolumePermissions": [
        {
            "UserId": "111122223333"
        }
    ]
}
```

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**To view snapshot permissions**  
Use the [Get-EC2SnapshotAttribute](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Get-EC2SnapshotAttribute.html) cmdlet.

```
(Get-EC2SnapshotAttribute `
    -SnapshotId snap-0abcdef1234567890 `
    -Attribute createVolumePermission).CreateVolumePermissions
```

The following is example output.

```
Group UserId
----- ------
      111122223333
```

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