PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
An organization runs SAP on AWS and needs to ensure that their SAP HANA database backups are encrypted at rest. Which AWS service should they use to manage the encryption keys?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
AWS Key Management Service (KMS) is the managed service that allows you to create, control, and manage encryption keys for encrypting data at rest, including SAP HANA backups. Option B (CloudHSM) is a hardware security module for generating keys but is not the standard managed service for key management; KMS is more appropriate for this use case. Option C (IAM) is for identity and access management, not encryption key management. Option D (ACM) is for managing SSL/TLS certificates, not encryption keys for data at rest.
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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 Key Management Service (KMS)
Why this is correct
KMS manages encryption keys.
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AWS CloudHSM
Why it's wrong here
CloudHSM provides hardware security modules, but KMS is more commonly used for key management.
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AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Why it's wrong here
IAM manages permissions, not encryption keys.
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AWS Certificate Manager
Why it's wrong here
ACM manages SSL/TLS certificates.
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