Exam AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate SAA-C03 topic 1 question 106 discussion

The MOST operationally efficient one is D. Automating the key rotation is the most efficient. Just to confirm, the A and B options don't allow automate the rotation as explained here: https://aws.amazon.com/kms/faqs/#:~:text=You%20can%20choose%20to%20have%20AWS%20KMS%20automatically%20rotate%20KMS,KMS%20custom%20key%20store%20feature

SSE-KMS provides a secure and efficient way to encrypt data at rest in S3. SSE-KMS uses KMS to manage the encryption keys securely. With SSE-KMS, encryption keys can be automatically rotated using KMS key rotation feature, which simplifies the key management process and ensures compliance with the requirement to rotate keys every year. Additionally, SSE-KMS provides built-in audit logging for encryption key usage through CloudTrail, which captures API calls related to the management and usage of KMS keys. This meets the requirement for logging key usage for auditing purposes. Option A (SSE-C) requires customers to provide their own encryption keys, but it does not provide key rotation or built-in logging of key usage. Option B (SSE-S3) uses Amazon S3 managed keys for encryption, which simplifies key management but does not provide key rotation or detailed key usage logging. Option C (SSE-KMS with manual rotation) uses AWS KMS keys but requires manual rotation, which is less operationally efficient than the automatic key rotation available with option D.

Ans D - just the Amazon provided service with key automatic key rotation

Correct Answer: D Automatic Key Rotation = KMS, hence Option A & B are not correct answer. Hence Possible answer is Option C or D. Now mentioned in the requirement that key rotation solution must be automated. So Option C is not the correct answer. Correct Answer: D - SSE with KMS which support automatic key rotation.

I got this question in exam today (FEB 21, 2024)

I'll go for D as SSS-S3 has unpublished scheduled of rotation which may or may not be "each year". https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/UsingKMSEncryption.html

SSE-S3 can be used for logging in cloudtrail since January 5, 2023 https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/UsingServerSideEncryption.html

The correct answer is D. Server-side encryption with AWS KMS keys (SSE-KMS) with automatic rotation. SSE-KMS is the most secure way to encrypt data in Amazon S3. It uses AWS KMS, which is a highly secure key management service that is managed by AWS. AWS KMS logs all key usage, so the company can meet its compliance requirements. AWS KMS also rotates keys automatically, so the company does not have to worry about manually rotating keys.

Server-side encryption with AWS KMS keys (SSE-KMS) with automatic rotation meets the requirements and is the most operationally efficient solution. This option allows you to use AWS KMS to automatically rotate the keys every year, which simplifies key management. In addition, key usage is logged for auditing purposes, and the data is encrypted at rest to meet compliance requirements.

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The most operationally efficient solution that meets the requirements listed would be option D: Server-side encryption with AWS KMS keys (SSE-KMS) with automatic rotation. SSE-KMS allows you to use keys that are managed by the AWS Key Management Service (KMS) to encrypt your data at rest. KMS is a fully managed service that makes it easy to create and control the encryption keys used to encrypt your data. With automatic key rotation enabled, KMS will automatically create a new key for you on a regular basis, typically every year, and use it to encrypt your data. This simplifies the key rotation process and reduces the operational burden on your team. In addition, SSE-KMS provides logging of key usage through AWS CloudTrail, which can be used for auditing purposes.

Option D

You can choose to have AWS KMS automatically rotate KMS keys every year, provided that those keys were generated within AWS KMS HSMs. Automatic key rotation is not supported for imported keys, asymmetric keys, or keys generated in a CloudHSM cluster using the AWS KMS custom key store feature. If you choose to import keys to AWS KMS or asymmetric keys or use a custom key store, you can manually rotate them by creating a new KMS key and mapping an existing key alias from the old KMS key to the new KMS key.

Can anybody correct me if I'm wrong, KMS does not offer automatic rotations but SSE-KMS only allows automatic rotation once in 3 years thus if we want rotation every year we need to rotate it manually?

Agree Also, SSE-S3 cannot be audited.