AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 189

Which of the following are AWS best practice recommendations for the use of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Use the AWS account root user tor daily access.
• B. Use access keys and secret access keys on Amazon EC2.
• C. Rotate credentials on a regular basis.
• D. Create a shared set of access keys for system administrators.
• E. Configure multi-factor authentication (MFA).

Correct answer: C, E

Explanation

Options C and E are correct because regularly rotating credentials and configuring multi-factor authentication (MFA) enhance security by minimizing the risk of unauthorized access. Options A, B, and D are incorrect as they advocate practices that compromise security, such as using the root user for daily tasks and creating shared access keys.