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    PracticeAWS Solutions Architect Professional (SAP-C02)AWS Solutions Architect Professional SAP-C02 Practice Exam 3Question 08
    Medium1 markMultiple Choice
    Domain 2.3: Security ControlsSecurityEncryptionKMS

    AWS SAP-C02 · Question 08 · Domain 2.3: Security Controls

    An application stores sensitive PII in Amazon S3. Compliance requires that data is encrypted at rest using keys managed by the company, and the encryption keys must be rotated annually automatically. Which encryption strategy meets these requirements?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Server-Side Encryption with Amazon S3 Managed Keys (SSE-S3).

    B.

    Server-Side Encryption with AWS KMS Customer Managed Keys (SSE-KMS) with automatic key rotation enabled.

    C.

    Client-Side Encryption using AWS KMS.

    D.

    Server-Side Encryption with AWS KMS AWS Managed Keys.

    How to approach this question

    Identify the KMS key type that allows customer control and automatic rotation.

    Full Answer

    B.Server-Side Encryption with AWS KMS Customer Managed Keys (SSE-KMS) with automatic key rotation enabled.✓ Correct
    Customer Managed Keys in KMS allow users to enable automatic rotation, which occurs every 365 days.

    Common mistakes

    Confusing AWS Managed Keys (rotated every 3 years) with Customer Managed Keys.
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