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Secrets and sensitive data: DVA-C02 practice questions

3 free questions on Secrets and sensitive data, from the Security domain (26% of the DVA-C02 exam guide). Every question is original and explains why each option is right or wrong.

Questions

1. An application on AWS Lambda connects to an Amazon RDS database. The password is currently hard-coded in the source. The security team wants the password removed from the code…Easier
2. A Lambda function reads an API key stored as a SecureString parameter in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store. The call succeeds, but the value the function receives is a long…Medium
3. A multi-tenant mobile app stores user data in a DynamoDB table whose partition key is the user's Amazon Cognito identity ID. Users get temporary credentials from a Cognito…Harder

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