CCSP Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security Practice Question
An organization exposes an API via Amazon API Gateway. They need to protect against common web exploits like SQL injection and cross-site scripting. Which integration should they enable?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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AWS WAF
AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) integrates with API Gateway to filter and monitor HTTP requests for common web exploits. Security groups operate at the network layer, not application layer.
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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IAM policies
Why it's wrong here
IAM policies control authentication and authorization, not web exploit detection.
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Security groups on the API Gateway
Why it's wrong here
Security groups work at the instance level, not for API Gateway which is a managed service.
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AWS WAF
Why this is correct
AWS WAF protects against web exploits at the application layer.
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Network ACLs on the VPC
Why it's wrong here
NACLs operate at the subnet level and do not inspect application-layer traffic.
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