SSM

Question 1

Which AWS service provides secure storage and management of secrets stored as plain text or encrypted using KMS?

Answer 1

AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store (SSM Parameter Store)

Question 2

What types of parameters are supported by the SSM Parameter Store?

Answer 2

• String
• StringList (comma-separated values)
• SecureString types

Question 3

How are parameters organized and stored in SSM Parameter Store?

Answer 3

Parameters are stored tree-like hierarchy, and changes to these parameters can trigger events

Question 4

Is there a maximum number of parameters that can be stored in the SSM Parameter Store?

Answer 4

Yes, there is a maximum limit of 10,000 parameters per region

Question 5

What are public parameters in AWS SSM Parameter Store?

Answer 5

Public parameters are predefined parameters published by AWS services, such as EC2, to provide information about common artifacts like AMI IDs

Question 6

How can the SSM Parameter Store be accessed using the CLI?

Answer 6

aws ssm get-parameters --names /my-app/dbstring

aws ssm get-parameters-by-path --path /my-app/ --with-decryption