AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 881

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

Answer options

• A. Patch the Amazon EC2 guest operating system.
• B. Upgrade the firmware of the network infrastructure.
• C. Apply password rotation for IAM users.
• D. Maintain the physical security of edge locations.
• E. Maintain least privilege access to the root user account.

Correct answer: B, D

Explanation

According to the AWS shared responsibility model, AWS is responsible for security 'of' the cloud, which includes maintaining the physical security of edge locations and updating the firmware of network infrastructure. Conversely, customers are responsible for security 'in' the cloud, which encompasses managing guest operating systems, IAM user policies, and root account access.