AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 2

Which AWS service is used to provide encryption for Amazon EBS?

Answer options

• A. AWS Certificate Manager
• B. AWS Systems Manager
• C. AWS KMS
• D. AWS Config

Correct answer: C

Explanation

AWS KMS is specifically designed for managing encryption keys and is the service that enables encryption for Amazon EBS volumes. The other options, such as AWS Certificate Manager and AWS Systems Manager, serve different purposes related to certificates and system management, while AWS Config is focused on resource configuration tracking.