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Who has the responsibility to patch the host operating system of an Amazon EC2 instance, according to the AWS shared responsibility model?

  • A. Both AWS and the customer
  • B. The customer only
  • C. The EC2 hardware manufacturer
  • D. AWS only
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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

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Steve122
Highly Voted 2 years, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: D
GUEST > customer ------------------------------ HOST > AWS
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rockyogi12345
1 year, 7 months ago
Absolutely Wrong...Correct answer is Customer only. AWS never interfere on the Host OS.They are responsible for managing the underline hardware.. The link which you have provided clearly tells customer has to take care of the guest OS.AWS manages the hardware or drivers responsible for the OS. Patch Management – AWS is responsible for patching and fixing flaws within the infrastructure, but customers are responsible for patching their guest OS and applications. Configuration Management – AWS maintains the configuration of its infrastructure devices, but a customer is responsible for configuring their own guest operating systems, databases, and applications.
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DRon65
9 months, 1 week ago
The 'host' OS is what an instance runs on' The instance is the 'guest' OS which is what the customer is responsible for. Therefor, D is the correct answer.
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rankocertified
1 year, 5 months ago
D is correct, you are wrong. Host OS is the hypervisor that runs directly on the physical server. Guest OS is installed in an EC2 instance.
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NotMeAnyWay
2 years, 3 months ago
*D* Straight from the Docks "Security and Compliance is a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer. This shared model can help relieve the customer’s operational burden as AWS operates, manages and controls the components from the host operating system and virtualization layer down to the physical security of the facilities in which the service operates. The customer assumes responsibility and management of the guest operating system (including updates and security patches)" https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/#:~:text=Security%20and%20Compliance,and%20security%20patches)
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divyaraj123
Highly Voted 1 year, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: B
EC2 is IAAS offering. so patching falls on customer. hardware or drivers related will vbe managed by AWS
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Nan_cy
Most Recent 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Selected Answer: B
It's option B It's mentioned as it is here -- https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/ Customer responsibility “Security in the Cloud” – Customer responsibility will be determined by the AWS Cloud services that a customer selects. This determines the amount of configuration work the customer must perform as part of their security responsibilities. For example, a service such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and, as such, requires the customer to perform all of the necessary security configuration and management tasks. Customers that deploy an Amazon EC2 instance are responsible for management of the guest operating system (including updates and security patches), any application software or utilities installed by the customer on the instances, and the configuration of the AWS-provided firewall (called a security group) on each instance.
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HebaXX
1 month ago
Selected Answer: B
Customer is responsible for patch their host OS
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HebaXX
1 month ago
Selected Answer: B
When we talk about patching the host operating system of an EC2 instance, this refers to the operating system running inside the instance (which is managed by the customer). It’s not the infrastructure or hypervisor level of the EC2 instance, which AWS does manage. Correct answer: B. The customer only
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Dipa_2910
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: D
Host operating system responsibility is AWS , Guest Operating System patching responsibility is customer
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Dipa_2910
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: D
option D patching host operating system is the responsibility of AWS - patching guest operating system is responsibillity of customer
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aaRDee777
4 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: B
Customers that deploy an Amazon EC2 instance are responsible for management of the guest operating system (including updates and security patches), any application software or utilities installed by the customer on the instances, and the configuration of the AWS-provided firewall (called a security group) https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/#:~:text=Customers%20that%20deploy%20an%20Amazon,a%20security%20group)%20on%20each
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KavyaSahithi
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
Customer only
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sonlduet
1 year, 3 months ago
B for sure According to AWS doc: For example, a service such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and, as such, requires the customer to perform all of the necessary security configuration and management tasks. Customers that deploy an Amazon EC2 instance are responsible for management of the guest operating system (including updates and security patches), any application software or utilities installed by the customer on the instances, and the configuration of the AWS-provided firewall (called a security group) on each instance.
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ManikRoy
1 year, 3 months ago
See the word 'guest operating system'
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Mugundh
1 year, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: D
says "Host OS" not "Guest OS"
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YSJ_VIT
1 year, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: D
D. AWS only Most Voted Even I answered B at first, but to understand why the answer is D, you must understand the difference between guest and host OS. As steve122 said "GUEST > customer --- HOST > AWS". This is the first line in the docs: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/ "Security and Compliance is a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer. This shared model can help relieve the customer’s operational burden as AWS operates, manages and controls the components from the HOST OPERATING SYSTEM and virtualization layer down to the physical security of the facilities in which the service operates. The CUSTOMER assumes responsibility and management of the GUEST OPERATING SYSTEM (including updates and security patches), other associated application software as well as the configuration of the AWS provided security group firewall."
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HOYIITPUCO
1 year, 6 months ago
Selected Answer: D
AWS operates, manages and controls the components from the host operating system and virtualization layer down to the physical security of the facilities in which the service operates
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blopa
1 year, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Host belongs to AWS, Guest OS to customer
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petercorn
1 year, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Patch Management – AWS is responsible for patching and fixing flaws within the infrastructure, but customers are responsible for patching their guest OS and applications. So "Host OS" is under it's infrastructure. https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/
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Manimala_D
1 year, 7 months ago
B only
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viceman
1 year, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Host=physical machine on wich EC2 is runni g as guest. Host OS is a responsibikity of AWS.
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