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    PracticeAWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)AWS SAA-C03 Practice Exam 2Question 02
    Easy1 markMultiple Choice
    Domain 1.2: Secure WorkloadsDomain 1SecurityAWS WAF

    AWS SAA-C03 · Question 02 · Domain 1.2: Secure Workloads

    A web application runs on Amazon EC2 instances behind an Application Load Balancer (ALB). The company wants to protect the application from common web exploits like SQL injection. Which service should be used?

    Answer options:

    A.

    AWS Shield Advanced

    B.

    AWS WAF

    C.

    Amazon GuardDuty

    D.

    AWS Network Firewall

    How to approach this question

    Look for layer 7 protection.

    Full Answer

    B.AWS WAF✓ Correct
    AWS WAF is a web application firewall that helps protect web applications or APIs against common web exploits.

    Common mistakes

    Choosing Shield instead of WAF for application-layer attacks.
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