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Which AWS service is purpose-built to store, retrieve, and (with supported targets) auto-rotate secrets like database passwords?Read the answer and worked solution →Which service generates and manages encryption keys backed by HSMs, with audit logs and granular key policies?Read the answer and worked solution →Which AWS service builds, tests, and deploys application source code as a managed CI service that runs on AWS-managed compute?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which AWS service is purpose-built to store, retrieve, and (with supported targets) auto-rotate secrets like database passwords?

  1. Amazon Polly
  2. AWS Trusted Advisor
  3. Amazon Pinpoint
  4. AWS Secrets Manager
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Correct answer: D. AWS Secrets Manager

Secrets Manager stores secrets KMS-encrypted, exposes them via API with IAM, and rotates supported targets (RDS, Redshift, DocumentDB, third-party via Lambda). The others are advisory, TTS, and marketing analytics.

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Which service generates and manages encryption keys backed by HSMs, with audit logs and granular key policies?

  1. AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
  2. Amazon S3 Glacier
  3. Amazon Route 53
  4. Amazon CloudWatch
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Correct answer: A. AWS Key Management Service (KMS)

KMS is the managed crypto-key service — HSM-backed, audit via CloudTrail, key policies + IAM. The others are observability, archival storage, and DNS.

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Which AWS service builds, tests, and deploys application source code as a managed CI service that runs on AWS-managed compute?

  1. Amazon Comprehend
  2. AWS CodeBuild
  3. AWS Snowmobile
  4. Amazon QuickSight
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Correct answer: B. AWS CodeBuild

CodeBuild runs build/test commands in managed containers, paying per minute. Comprehend is NLP, QuickSight is BI, Snowmobile is exabyte-scale physical data transfer.

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