AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 483

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

Answer options

• A. Patch AWS network devices.
• B. Set user password rules.
• C. Provide physical security for compute resources.
• D. Configure security groups.
• E. Patch the operating system of an Amazon EC2 instance.

Correct answer: A, C

Explanation

Under the AWS shared responsibility model, AWS is responsible for security 'of' the cloud, which includes maintaining host hardware, patching AWS network devices, and securing physical data centers. Customers are responsible for security 'in' the cloud, which includes configuring firewall rules (security groups), setting IAM password policies, and patching guest operating systems like those on Amazon EC2 instances.