PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
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.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers 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.
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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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.
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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AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Why it's wrong here
IAM controls access, not encryption.
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Amazon S3 server-side encryption
Why this is correct
Encrypts objects stored in S3, such as backups.
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AWS WAF
Why it's wrong here
WAF is a web application firewall.
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Amazon EBS encryption
Why this is correct
Encrypts EBS volumes at rest.
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Amazon CloudWatch Logs
Why it's wrong here
CloudWatch logs are not storage for SAP data.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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