PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company runs SAP ERP on AWS using a Multi-AZ RDS for SAP HANA database. The operations team needs to automate the rotation of the database master password. Which AWS service should be used to securely store and rotate the password?
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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AWS Secrets Manager
AWS Secrets Manager, is the correct choice because it is designed to securely store secrets and provides built-in capabilities to automatically rotate credentials for supported services like RDS. Option A (Systems Manager Parameter Store) can store secrets but does not natively support automatic rotation of RDS passwords. Option C (CloudHSM) is a hardware security module used for key management, not password rotation. Option D (IAM) manages user permissions and policies, not database passwords.
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 Systems Manager Parameter Store
Why it's wrong here
Parameter Store stores secrets but lacks automatic rotation for RDS.
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AWS Secrets Manager
Why this is correct
Secrets Manager can rotate RDS credentials automatically.
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AWS CloudHSM
Why it's wrong here
CloudHSM provides hardware security modules, not password rotation.
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AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Why it's wrong here
IAM manages access to AWS APIs, not database passwords.
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