AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 356

Which tasks are responsibilities of the customer, according to the AWS shared responsibility model? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Secure the virtualization layer.
• B. Encrypt data and maintain data integrity.
• C. Patch the Amazon RDS operating system.
• D. Maintain identity and access management controls.
• E. Secure Availability Zones.

Correct answer: B, D

Explanation

Under the AWS shared responsibility model, customers are responsible for security 'in' the cloud, which includes managing identity and access management (IAM) controls and encrypting their own data. AWS is responsible for security 'of' the cloud, which covers the physical infrastructure of Availability Zones, the virtualization layer, and managing OS patching for managed services like Amazon RDS.