AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 85

A company wants to design a centralized storage system to manage the configuration data and passwords for its critical business applications.
Which AWS service or capability will meet these requirements MOST cost-effectively?

Answer options

• A. AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store
• B. AWS Secrets Manager
• C. AWS Config
• D. Amazon S3

Correct answer: A

Explanation

AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store is designed specifically for storing configuration data and secrets, making it the most cost-effective solution for this purpose. AWS Secrets Manager, while effective for managing secrets, incurs higher costs due to its additional features. AWS Config is used for resource compliance and monitoring, not for configuration data storage, and Amazon S3 is a general-purpose storage service that lacks the specialized features needed for secure configuration management.