DBS-C01 Database Security Practice Question
A company uses Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition. The security team wants to implement database activity streams to monitor database activity. Which THREE statements are true about Aurora database activity streams?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Activity streams can be started and stopped without restarting the database.
Options A, B, and E are correct. Activity streams can be started and stopped without a database restart (A). They are encrypted using a KMS key (B). They publish database activity to Amazon CloudWatch Logs and Amazon Kinesis Firehose (E). Option C is incorrect because activity streams do not automatically mask sensitive data; they capture the actual queries. Option D is incorrect because activity streams capture all SQL statements, including DDL, DML, and SELECT.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Activity streams can be started and stopped without restarting the database.
Why this is correct
Activity streams are started via the RDS console or API and do not require a restart.
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Activity streams are encrypted using a KMS key.
Why this is correct
The data in the stream is encrypted with a customer-managed KMS key.
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Activity streams automatically mask sensitive data in the logs.
Why it's wrong here
They do not mask data; they log the actual queries.
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Activity streams only capture DDL statements, not DML or SELECT.
Why it's wrong here
They capture all database activity, including DML and SELECT.
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Activity streams publish database activity to CloudWatch Logs and Kinesis Firehose.
Why this is correct
They stream logs to these destinations for monitoring and analysis.
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