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Security Flashcards

1
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What does KMS stand for?

A

Key Management Service

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What does CMK stand for?

A

Customer Master Key

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What is a CMK?

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  • A logical representation of a key
  • A pointer to some underlying cryptographic material
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How large can data encrypted by CMKs be?

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Up to 4KB in size

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5
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What is the pricing structure for KMS?

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You pay per API call

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What does FIPS stand for?

A

Federal Information Processing Standards

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7
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What type of FIPS service is KMS?

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KMS is a FIPS 140-2 Level 2 service

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8
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What is a FIPS Level 2 service?

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A service that can show evidence of tampering

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9
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On the exam, if you see FIPS 140-2 Level 2, what should you think of?

A

KMS

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10
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What are the three types of CMKs? What are the major differences between them?

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  • AWS Managed CMKs - (default) Only used by your service
  • Customer Managed CMKs - Allow for key rotation
  • AWS Owned CMKs - (rare) Used by AWS on a shared basis across many accounts
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What is the important conceptual difference between Symmetric CMKs and Asymmetric CMKs?

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  • Symmetric CMKs use the same key for encryption and decryption
  • Asymmetric CMKs use a mathematically related public/private key pair
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12
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What is the encryption algorithm used for Symmetric CMKs?

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AES-256

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13
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What is the encryption algorithm used for a**symmetric CMKs?

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RSA and/or Elliptic-Curve Cryptography

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What does ECC stand for (NOT the same as EC2)?

A

Elliptic-Curve Cryptography

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By default, what permissions are granted to a newly-created CMK?

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full access to the CMK

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16
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Suppose you edit a CMK’s access permissions such that you (the root user), no longer have access to the CMK. How do you regain access to the CMK?

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You’ll have to contact AWS support

17
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On the exam, if you see FIPS 140-2 Level 3, what should you think of?

18
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What is the major difference between KMS and HSM?

A

in HSM, you manage your own keys

19
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Suppose you are using HSM and you lose access to your keys. What can you do in this situation?

A

Nothing. HSM Keys are irretrivable if lost

20
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What does SSM stand for?

A

AWS Systems Mananger

21
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What is AWS Parameter Store?

A

Secure, serverless storage for configuration and secrets

(Idea: Separate Data from Source Control)

22
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How is data stored in AWS Parameter Store?

A

Data is stored hierarchically in trees

23
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How deep can an AWS Parameter Store tree go?

A

Up to 15 levels deep

24
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What is the pricing structure for Systems Manager Parameter Store?

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There is no additional cost

(There is a limit on the number of parameters you can store)

25
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What is the pricing structure for Secrets Manager?

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You are charged per secret stored and per 10,000 API Request Calls

26
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What are the big benefits for Secrets Manager over Systems Manager Parameter Store?

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With Systems Manager, you can

  • automatically rotate secrets
  • generate random secrets
27
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What does DDoS stand for?

A

Distributed Denial-of-Service

28
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At a high level, what does AWS Shield do?

A

It protects against DDoS attacks

29
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What are the two types of AWS Shield?

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  • AWS Shield Standard
  • AWS Shield Advanced
30
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What is the pricing structure for AWS Shield Standard?

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Automatically enabled for all customers at no additional cost

31
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What type of attacks can AWS Shield Standard help guard against?

A

common layer 3 and layer 4 attacks

  • SYN/UDP floods
  • Reflection attacks
32
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What is the pricing structure for AWS Shield Advanced?

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$3,000 per month per AWS Organization

33
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What is offered in AWS Shield Advanced?

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  • Enhanced Protection for EC2, ELB, CloudFront, Global Accelerator, and Route 53
  • 24/7 access to the DDoS Response Team
  • DDoS Cost Protection – insurance against DDoS attacks that would affect your AWS Bill
34
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What does DRT stand for?

A

DDoS Response Team

35
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What does AWS Firewall Manager do?

A

It allows you to centrally configure and manage firewall rules across an AWS Organization

36
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Can KMS keys be used in a region different from the one in which they were created?

A

No

Keys generated by AWS KMS are only stored and used in the region in which they were created. They cannot be transferred to another region​.

(Source: https://aws.amazon.com/kms/faqs/#:~:text=Keys%20generated%20by%20AWS%20KMS,be%20transferred%20to%20another%20region.)

37
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Why will most companies want to create more than one AWS account?

A

Multiple accounts provide the highest level of resource and security isolation

AWS Certified Solutions Architect [Edited] (53 decks)

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