Timed Mode Set 2 – AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

Question 1

In an SQS queue, is it possible to set priority for certain messages to be processed over another ?

Answer 1

You cannot set a priority to individual items in the SQS queue.

Question 2

What is the best method to ensure certain sqs messages are processed over another?

Answer 2

Make 2 queues and configure messages from priority queue to be processed first then secondary queue.

Question 3

What provides secure and centralized authentication mgmt of multiple AWS accounts? and can integrate with an existing identity provider?

Answer 3

AWS IAM Identity Center

Question 4

What is the best option to transfer LARGE data into AWS from on prem, quickly and fastly?

Answer 4

AWS DataSync

Question 5

What is the best way to allow/control access to multiple trusted S3 buckets?

-Endpoint policy for the S3 buckets
OR
-Bucket policy for the S3 buckets?

Answer 5

Endpoint Policy for the S3 buckets.

This is more efficient as you only need one policy (endpoint) vs creating a bucket policy for each and every bucket.

Question 6

What should you use to store and encrypt the database credentials, API keys, and other secrets?

Answer 6

AWS Secrets Manager.

Question 7

Does AWS Secrets Manager allow for automatic rotation of secrets?

Answer 7

Yes, AWS secrets manager auto rotates secrets BUT it needs to be enabled.

Question 8

Which Load balancer operates at the IP address level?

Answer 8

Network Load Balancer

Question 9

What two things are needed to host a routable, public static website in S3?

Answer 9

-A registered domain name
-S3 bucket name must be same as the domain (or subdomain) name