DEA-C01 Data Security and Governance Practice Question
A company needs to implement a data encryption strategy for data in transit between an Amazon EC2 instance and an Amazon RDS for MySQL database. Which THREE actions should be taken?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Configure the RDS instance to require SSL connections
Options A, D, and E are correct. To encrypt data in transit between EC2 and RDS MySQL, you need to enforce SSL/TLS connections. Option A configures the RDS instance to require SSL connections. Option D uses a JDBC driver with useSSL=true to enforce SSL from the client side. Option E enables the rds.force_ssl parameter in the RDS parameter group to force SSL connections at the database level. Option B is incorrect because VPC peering establishes network connectivity but does not encrypt data. Option C is incorrect because encryption at rest secures stored data, not data in transit.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Configure the RDS instance to require SSL connections
Why this is correct
Requires SSL for connections.
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Set up VPC peering between the EC2 and RDS subnets
Why it's wrong here
VPC peering does not encrypt traffic.
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Enable encryption at rest using KMS on the RDS instance
Why it's wrong here
At-rest encryption, not in transit.
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Use a JDBC driver with the useSSL property set to true
Why this is correct
Ensures SSL in the connection string.
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Enable the rds.force_ssl parameter in the RDS parameter group
Why this is correct
This forces SSL/TLS.
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