AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 211

A company has deployed an Amazon EC2 instance.

Which option is an AWS responsibility under the AWS shared responsibility model?

Answer options

• A. Managing and encrypting application data
• B. Installing updates and security patches of guest operating system
• C. Configuration of infrastructure devices
• D. Configuration of security groups on each instance

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Option C is correct because AWS is responsible for the configuration of the infrastructure that supports EC2 instances. Options A, B, and D are responsibilities that fall on the customer, as they must manage application data, maintain the operating system, and configure security groups respectively.