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A developer is building a REST API using Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda. The API needs to support a custom domain name and an SSL/TLS certificate. Which AWS service should the developer use to manage the SSL/TLS certificate?
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AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS)
KMS manages encryption keys, not SSL/TLS certificates. It cannot be used to provision certificates for API Gateway.
B
Best answer
AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)
ACM provides a simple way to create, manage, and deploy public and private SSL/TLS certificates for use with AWS services like API Gateway, CloudFront, and Elastic Load Balancers.
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AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
IAM can be used to upload server certificates for use with some services, but it is a legacy approach. ACM is the preferred and more integrated service for SSL/TLS management.
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AWS Secrets Manager
Secrets Manager is for storing and rotating secrets such as database credentials and API keys, not for managing SSL/TLS certificates.
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Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
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How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
- Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
- Underline the problem statement mentally.
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
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Question 1
A developer is building a REST API using Amazon API Gateway that will serve static content from an Amazon S3 bucket. The API should cache responses for frequently accessed objects to reduce latency. Which API Gateway feature should the developer enable?
Question 2
A developer is running a web application on multiple Amazon EC2 instances behind an Application Load Balancer (ALB). The application needs to store user session state that must be available across all instances. The session data is small and temporary but must survive individual instance failures. Which AWS service should the developer use to store this session state?
Question 3
A developer has an AWS Lambda function that processes messages from an Amazon SQS standard queue. The function is idempotent and currently has a batch size of 10. The developer wants to increase throughput and increases the batch size to 100. After the change, CloudWatch metrics show a significant increase in throttles and the queue backlog is growing. The function's reserved concurrency is set to 10. What is the most effective action to resolve the throttling and improve throughput?
Question 4
A developer is managing an application running on Amazon EC2 instances behind an Application Load Balancer. Users report that the application becomes unresponsive after several hours, and restarting the instance temporarily fixes the issue. The developer suspects a memory leak but cannot add custom instrumentation. Which AWS service can collect memory utilization metrics and help identify the memory leak with minimal configuration?
Question 5
A developer is building a serverless web application using AWS Lambda and Amazon DynamoDB. The application needs to perform complex aggregations on data stored in DynamoDB. Which AWS service should the developer use to perform these aggregations efficiently without reading all the data into Lambda?
Question 6
A developer has an Amazon S3 bucket containing private user documents. The application must generate a time-limited URL for users to download their own documents without requiring the users to have AWS credentials. Which solution should the developer use?
FAQ
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What does this DVA-C02 question test?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) — AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) is the service used to provision, manage, and deploy SSL/TLS certificates for use with AWS services such as API Gateway. KMS is for encryption keys, IAM can manage server certificates but is not recommended for new applications, and Secrets Manager is for secrets. Therefore, ACM is the correct choice.
What should I do if I get this DVA-C02 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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