Google PCA Designing for Security and Compliance Practice Question
A company wants to enforce that all secrets used by applications running on Compute Engine are rotated automatically every 30 days. Which GCP service should they use to store and manage these secrets?
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Secret Manager
Secret Manager supports automatic rotation of secrets based on a specified schedule, and applications can access the latest version without redeployment.
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Identity and Access Management (IAM)
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Secret Manager
A Secret Manager is a centralized tool that securely stores, manages, and controls access to sensitive information like passwords, API keys, and certificates, often automating their rotation and injection into applications.
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Service
A service is a software component or system that performs a specific function and is available to be used by other programs or users over a network.
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