This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of technology. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. 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.
Which TWO options are valid methods for encrypting data at rest in an SAP HANA database running on Amazon EBS? (Choose two.)
Use SSL/TLS connections to the database.
Why wrong: Encrypts data in transit, not at rest.
Enable SAP HANA native encryption for the database.
HANA can encrypt data at rest.
Use AWS KMS to encrypt the database schema.
Why wrong: KMS encrypts keys, not schemas.
Store database files in Amazon S3 with SSE-S3.
Why wrong: Database files are on EBS, not S3.
Enable EBS encryption when launching the EC2 instance.
Encrypts the EBS volumes at rest.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Enable SAP HANA native encryption for the database.
Options A and C are correct. Option A: EBS encryption at launch provides at-rest encryption. Option C: SAP HANA native encryption also encrypts data at rest. Option B is wrong because SSL/TLS is for data in transit. Option D is wrong because KMS encrypts EBS volumes, not the database directly. Option E is wrong because S3 encryption is for S3 objects, not EBS.
Key principle: NAT direction and interface roles matter as much as the IP address mapping. Inside/outside designation controls which traffic is translated.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Use SSL/TLS connections to the database.
Why it's wrong here
Encrypts data in transit, not at rest.
Enable SAP HANA native encryption for the database.
Use AWS KMS to encrypt the database schema.
Why it's wrong here
KMS encrypts keys, not schemas.
Store database files in Amazon S3 with SSE-S3.
Why it's wrong here
Database files are on EBS, not S3.
Enable EBS encryption when launching the EC2 instance.
Common exam traps
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Detailed technical explanation
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
Key takeaway
NAT direction and interface roles matter as much as the IP address mapping. Inside/outside designation controls which traffic is translated.
Real-world example
A media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.
What to study next
Review the four NAT address types (inside local, inside global, outside local, outside global), PAT port overload, and static vs dynamic NAT use cases. Then practise related PAS-C01 NAT questions on configuration and troubleshooting.
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Technology — This question tests Technology — Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address..
The correct answer is: Enable SAP HANA native encryption for the database. — Options A and C are correct. Option A: EBS encryption at launch provides at-rest encryption. Option C: SAP HANA native encryption also encrypts data at rest. Option B is wrong because SSL/TLS is for data in transit. Option D is wrong because KMS encrypts EBS volumes, not the database directly. Option E is wrong because S3 encryption is for S3 objects, not EBS.
Review the four NAT address types (inside local, inside global, outside local, outside global), PAT port overload, and static vs dynamic NAT use cases. Then practise related PAS-C01 NAT questions on configuration and troubleshooting.
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
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