DEA-C01 Data Security and Governance Practice Question
A data engineer needs to securely store database credentials for an RDS instance. Which TWO AWS services can be used?
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Why each option matters
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AWS Secrets Manager
AWS Secrets Manager is a dedicated service for managing secrets, including automatic rotation. AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store can also securely store secrets like database credentials as secure string parameters. AWS KMS is used for encryption key management, not for storing secrets. AWS IAM is for identity and access management. AWS CloudFormation is for infrastructure as code and does not natively store secrets.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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AWS KMS
Why it's wrong here
KMS is for encryption keys, not for storing secrets directly.
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AWS Secrets Manager
Why this is correct
Secrets Manager is designed for managing secrets, including automatic rotation.
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AWS IAM
Why it's wrong here
IAM is for managing users and permissions, not for storing secrets.
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AWS CloudFormation
Why it's wrong here
CloudFormation is not a secret store; it can reference secrets from Parameter Store or Secrets Manager.
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AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store
Why this is correct
Parameter Store can securely store configuration data and secrets.
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