AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 383

A company wants to rotate, manage, and retrieve credentials that are used to access databases in the company's AWS account.

Which AWS service can the company use to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. AWS Secrets Manager
• B. AWS Security Hub
• C. AWS Shield
• D. AWS WAF

Correct answer: A

Explanation

AWS Secrets Manager is specifically designed to rotate, manage, and retrieve secrets such as database credentials, API keys, and other sensitive information throughout their lifecycle. AWS Security Hub is a security posture management service, while AWS Shield and AWS WAF are network security services used for DDoS protection and web application filtering, respectively.