A company is migrating a NoSQL database to Amazon DynamoDB. The security team mandates that all data must be encrypted at rest using an AWS managed key. How should the solutions architect configure this?

Answer options:

Enable encryption in the DynamoDB console during table creation.

Do nothing. DynamoDB encrypts all data at rest by default.

Use a Lambda function to encrypt data before writing to DynamoDB.

Store the data in S3 instead, as DynamoDB does not support encryption at rest.

How to approach this question

Recall DynamoDB's default encryption behavior.

Full Answer

B.Do nothing. DynamoDB encrypts all data at rest by default.✓ Correct

Amazon DynamoDB encrypts all user data at rest by default. You can choose between an AWS owned key (default), AWS managed key, or customer managed key.

Common mistakes

Thinking encryption must be manually enabled for DynamoDB.

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