SSCP Systems and Application Security Practice Question
An organization is migrating a legacy application to a PaaS cloud environment. According to the shared responsibility model, which security control is the organization still responsible for?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Securing the application code against SQL injection
In PaaS, the provider manages the runtime, middleware, and OS; the customer is responsible for application-level security, including code and data.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Configuring the network firewall at the cloud perimeter
Why it's wrong here
Provider typically manages perimeter firewalls, though customer may configure rules.
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Securing the application code against SQL injection
Why this is correct
Application security, including code vulnerabilities, is the customer's responsibility.
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Patching the underlying operating system
Why it's wrong here
The cloud provider patches the OS in PaaS.
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Managing the hypervisor and virtualization layer
Why it's wrong here
The provider manages virtualization in PaaS.
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