This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of design of sap workloads on aws. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company is running SAP ERP on AWS and needs to encrypt data at rest for all SAP-related storage. Which combination of AWS services can be used to achieve this? (Select TWO.)
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Why wrong: IAM controls access, not encryption.
Amazon S3 server-side encryption
Encrypts objects stored in S3, such as backups.
AWS WAF
Why wrong: WAF is a web application firewall.
Amazon EBS encryption
Encrypts EBS volumes at rest.
Amazon CloudWatch Logs
Why wrong: CloudWatch logs are not storage for SAP data.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Amazon S3 server-side encryption
Amazon EBS encryption (Option D) provides at-rest encryption for the block storage volumes used by SAP EC2 instances, ensuring data on the underlying disks is encrypted. Amazon S3 server-side encryption (Option B) encrypts data at rest in S3 buckets, which can be used for SAP backups, log archives, or other SAP-related object storage. Together, they cover the primary storage types for SAP on AWS.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Why it's wrong here
IAM controls access, not encryption.
Amazon S3 server-side encryption
Why this is correct
Encrypts objects stored in S3, such as backups.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
AWS WAF
Why it's wrong here
WAF is a web application firewall.
Amazon EBS encryption
Why this is correct
Encrypts EBS volumes at rest.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Amazon CloudWatch Logs
Why it's wrong here
CloudWatch logs are not storage for SAP data.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates may confuse access control services (IAM) or security monitoring (WAF, CloudWatch) with encryption services, failing to recognize that only storage-level services like EBS and S3 provide native at-rest encryption for SAP data.
Detailed technical explanation
EBS encryption uses AES-256 encryption at the volume level, transparently encrypting data as it is written to disk and decrypting it on read, with keys managed via AWS KMS. S3 server-side encryption (SSE-S3 or SSE-KMS) encrypts objects at rest using AES-256, with the encryption applied automatically when objects are written to the bucket. For SAP workloads, combining EBS encryption for persistent database and application volumes with S3 encryption for backup and archival storage ensures comprehensive at-rest encryption across all storage tiers.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
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Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — This question tests Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Amazon S3 server-side encryption — Amazon EBS encryption (Option D) provides at-rest encryption for the block storage volumes used by SAP EC2 instances, ensuring data on the underlying disks is encrypted. Amazon S3 server-side encryption (Option B) encrypts data at rest in S3 buckets, which can be used for SAP backups, log archives, or other SAP-related object storage. Together, they cover the primary storage types for SAP on AWS.
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