DEA-C01 Data Security and Governance Practice Question
A data engineer needs to audit all AWS KMS key usage in the account. Which AWS service should be used to record KMS API calls?
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Why each option matters
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AWS CloudTrail
AWS CloudTrail records API calls for KMS. Option B (AWS Config) is wrong because it records resource changes, not API calls. Option C (Amazon CloudWatch Logs) is wrong because it stores logs but does not record API calls. Option D (Amazon GuardDuty) is wrong because it is for threat detection.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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AWS CloudTrail
Why this is correct
AWS CloudTrail records API calls for KMS, allowing auditing of all KMS key usage.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
AWS Config records resource changes, not API calls, so it cannot audit KMS API calls.
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Amazon CloudWatch Logs
Why it's wrong here
Amazon CloudWatch Logs stores logs but does not record API calls directly.
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Amazon GuardDuty
Why it's wrong here
Amazon GuardDuty is for threat detection, not recording API calls.
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