AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 351

According to the AWS shared responsibility model which of the following are AWS responsibilities? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Network infrastructure and virtualization of infrastructure
• B. Security of application data
• C. Guest operating systems
• D. Physical security of hardware
• E. Credentials and policies

Correct answer: A, D

Explanation

AWS is responsible for the security 'of' the cloud, which encompasses the physical security of hardware and the virtualization and network infrastructure. Customers are responsible for security 'in' the cloud, which includes managing guest operating systems, protecting application data, and configuring credentials and policies.