CV0-004 Security Practice Question
A cloud security analyst is reviewing a compliance report and sees that the organization needs to ensure encryption keys are rotated periodically. Which of the following would best satisfy this requirement?
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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Using customer-managed keys with a defined rotation policy
Customer-managed keys allow the customer to set rotation policies. Provider-managed keys are automatically rotated but the customer cannot control the schedule. Storing keys in the application configuration file violates security best practices. Disabling rotation does not meet the requirement.
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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Disabling key rotation to prevent key loss
Why it's wrong here
Disabling rotation does not meet compliance requirements.
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Storing keys in the application configuration file
Why it's wrong here
This is insecure and does not implement rotation.
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Using customer-managed keys with a defined rotation policy
Why this is correct
Customer-managed keys allow custom rotation schedules.
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Using provider-managed keys with automatic rotation
Why it's wrong here
AWS managed keys are rotated automatically but the customer cannot control the frequency.
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