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AWS SAP-C02 · Question 04 · Domain 1.2: Security Controls

A financial company requires that all EBS volumes, S3 buckets, and RDS databases be encrypted using customer-managed keys. The company has a strict requirement that the cryptographic material must be generated and stored in a single-tenant hardware appliance under their exclusive control. Which AWS service should the architect use?

Answer options:

A.

AWS KMS with AWS managed keys

B.

AWS KMS with imported key material

C.

AWS CloudHSM

D.

AWS Secrets Manager

How to approach this question

Identify the service that provides single-tenant hardware security modules.

Full Answer

C.AWS CloudHSM✓ Correct
AWS CloudHSM
AWS CloudHSM provides a cloud-based hardware security module (HSM) that enables you to easily generate and use your own encryption keys on the AWS Cloud in a single-tenant appliance.

Common mistakes

Choosing KMS with imported material, missing the 'single-tenant hardware' requirement.

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