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Domain 2.1: Deployment StrategyEKSCI/CDSecrets Manager

AWS SAP-C02 · Question 08 · Domain 2.1: Deployment Strategy

A company is designing a CI/CD pipeline for a microservices application deployed on Amazon EKS. The pipeline must support automated canary deployments, rollback capabilities, and integration with AWS Key Management Service (KMS) for secret management. Which combination of AWS services and tools should the architect use? (Select TWO)

Answer options:

A.

Use AWS CodeDeploy to manage canary deployments directly to EKS pods.

B.

Use AWS CodePipeline with AWS CodeBuild for CI, and integrate with an open-source tool like ArgoCD or Flux for GitOps-based EKS deployments.

C.

Store secrets in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store and mount them using EFS.

D.

Store secrets in AWS Secrets Manager encrypted with KMS, and use the Secrets Store CSI Driver to mount them in EKS pods.

E.

Use AWS Elastic Beanstalk to manage the EKS cluster deployments.

F.

Use AWS CloudFormation to perform canary deployments of Kubernetes manifests.

How to approach this question

Identify the best practices for EKS deployments and secret management.

Full Answer

Use AWS CodePipeline with AWS CodeBuild for CI, and integrate with an open-source tool like ArgoCD or Flux for GitOps-based EKS deployments., Store secrets in AWS Secrets Manager encrypted with KMS, and use the Secrets Store CSI Driver to mount them in EKS pods.
For EKS, GitOps tools (ArgoCD/Flux) are preferred for complex deployments. The Secrets Store CSI Driver securely integrates AWS Secrets Manager with Kubernetes pods.

Common mistakes

Selecting CodeDeploy, assuming it supports EKS natively.

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