DBS-C01 Database Security Practice Question
A company uses Amazon RDS for MySQL with Multi-AZ deployment. The security team wants to audit all database logins and queries. Which TWO actions should be taken to enable auditing?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Publish MySQL logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
Options C and D are correct. Setting the general_log parameter to 1 (D) captures all queries, and publishing MySQL logs to CloudWatch Logs (C) allows analysis. Option A is wrong because AWS CloudTrail data events capture API calls to RDS, not database queries. Option B is wrong because event notifications are for instance events, not queries. Option E is wrong because Enhanced Monitoring provides OS-level metrics, not query logs.
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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Enable AWS CloudTrail data events for RDS.
Why it's wrong here
Wrong because RDS does not support AWS CloudTrail for database queries (CloudTrail is for API calls).
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Create an RDS event notification subscription.
Why it's wrong here
Wrong because event notifications are for instance events, not queries.
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Publish MySQL logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
Why this is correct
Correct because it allows analysis of database logs.
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Set the general_log parameter to 1.
Why this is correct
Correct because it captures all queries.
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Enable Enhanced Monitoring.
Why it's wrong here
Wrong because enhanced monitoring is for performance, not queries.
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