DBS-C01 Database Security Practice Question
A security team needs to audit all SQL statements executed against an Amazon Aurora MySQL DB cluster. Which combination of actions should be taken to achieve this? (Choose TWO.)
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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Set the server_audit_logging parameter to 1 in the DB cluster parameter group.
Options D and E are correct. To audit SQL statements in an Aurora MySQL DB cluster, you need to enable the Aurora MySQL audit plugin. This is done by setting the `server_audit_logging` parameter to 1 in the DB cluster parameter group (option D). Then you can configure the DB cluster to publish the audit logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs (option E) for centralized monitoring and analysis. Option A is incorrect because AWS CloudTrail captures API calls, not SQL statements. Option B is incorrect because Enhanced Monitoring captures OS-level metrics, not SQL queries. Option C is incorrect because RDS event subscriptions notify about events like DB instance changes, not SQL execution.
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 for the Aurora DB cluster.
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail captures API calls, not database SQL statements.
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Enable Enhanced Monitoring for the DB cluster.
Why it's wrong here
Enhanced Monitoring provides OS-level metrics, not SQL audit.
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Enable RDS event subscription for the DB cluster.
Why it's wrong here
RDS event subscription only sends events about DB instance changes, not SQL statements.
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Set the server_audit_logging parameter to 1 in the DB cluster parameter group.
Why this is correct
This enables the audit plugin for Aurora MySQL.
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Configure the DB cluster to publish audit logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
Why this is correct
Audit logs can be sent to CloudWatch for analysis.
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