AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner / Question #1263 of 719

Question #1263

Under the AWS shared responsibility model, which of the following responsibilities belong to AWS? (Choose two.)

A

Physical security of data centers

B

Encryption of customer-stored data

C

Configuration of guest operating systems

D

Maintenance of network infrastructure

E

Management of IAM user policies

Explanation

AWS is responsible for the security of the cloud, which includes:
- A. Physical security of data centers: AWS ensures the physical protection of its global infrastructure, including facilities, hardware, and environmental controls.
- D. Maintenance of network infrastructure: AWS manages the underlying network components (e.g., routers, switches) and ensures their availability and performance.

Other options are customer responsibilities:
- B. Encryption of customer-stored data: Customers decide whether to encrypt data and manage encryption keys.
- C. Configuration of guest operating systems: Customers configure and patch OS on EC2 instances or other compute resources.
- E. Management of IAM user policies: Customers define and manage IAM policies to control access to AWS resources.

Key Points: AWS handles global infrastructure security and maintenance; customers manage data, configurations, and access controls.

Answer

The correct answer is: AD