Exam AWS Certified Security - Specialty SCS-C02 topic 1 question 85 discussion

My answer is C - E Configure automatic rotation of credentials in AWS Secrets Manager (Option C): This ensures that the credentials are updated automatically without requiring manual intervention. AWS Secrets Manager provides secure, managed secrets for applications, and it can be configured to rotate credentials at regular intervals. Configure the Java application to catch a connection failure and make a call to AWS Secrets Manager to retrieve updated credentials when the password is rotated (Option E): This approach ensures that the application can seamlessly switch to the new credentials when they are rotated, minimizing downtime. The Java application can be designed to catch connection failures and then retrieve the updated credentials from AWS Secrets Manager, ensuring continuous operation.

AWS Secrets Manager (Option C and E): AWS Secrets Manager provides a solution for managing and rotating sensitive information, such as database credentials. You can configure automatic rotation of credentials in AWS Secrets Manager, and the Java application can catch a connection failure and make a call to Secrets Manager to retrieve updated credentials when the password is rotated. Systems Manager Parameter Store (Option D): While storing credentials in an encrypted string parameter in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store is a valid approach, Secrets Manager provides a more specialized solution for credential rotation. Option A involves storing ciphertext in Amazon S3, which adds complexity and may not be as secure as using dedicated services like AWS Secrets Manager. Option B suggests manually updating the credential in Systems Manager Parameter Store and notifying the engineer, which is less automated and may introduce downtime.

Systems Manager provides integration with RDS and in combination with Java Try and Catch makes possible rotate credentials as frequent as required.

Def. C and E makes perfect comb.

V confusing btw CE and DE. The question states about protecting the creds which gives the hint towards option D since it talks about leveraging KMS keys with SSM parameter store options too... No doubt on option E cuz that looks more reasonable but there's a confusion over option C or D... :(

I'll vote C and E. Secrets Manager for rotation

correct