A company has a strict regulatory requirement that all data stored in Amazon S3 must be encrypted using keys managed by the company, and the company must be able to immediately revoke access to the keys. Which encryption strategy should they use?

Answer options:

Server-Side Encryption with Amazon S3 Managed Keys (SSE-S3).

Server-Side Encryption with AWS KMS Customer Managed Keys (SSE-KMS).

Server-Side Encryption with AWS KMS AWS Managed Keys (aws/s3).

Client-Side Encryption using the AWS Encryption SDK.

How to approach this question

Identify the KMS key type that provides full customer control.

Full Answer

B.Server-Side Encryption with AWS KMS Customer Managed Keys (SSE-KMS).✓ Correct

Server-Side Encryption with AWS KMS Customer Managed Keys (SSE-KMS).

AWS KMS Customer Managed Keys give you full control over the key, including the ability to disable or schedule deletion, which immediately revokes access to any data encrypted with it.

Common mistakes

Confusing AWS Managed Keys with Customer Managed Keys.

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