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You are deploying an application on Google Cloud that requires a relational database for storage. To satisfy your company's security policies, your application must connect to your database through an

The correct answer is C. Deploy a Cloud SQL database and configure IAM database authentication. Access the database. Cloud SQL Auth Proxy: This proxy ensures secure connections to your Cloud SQL database by automatically handling encryption (SSL/TLS) and IAM-based authentication. It simplifies the management of secure connections without needing to manage SSL/TLS certificates manually. IAM Data

Submitted by wei.xz· Mar 30, 2026Configuring access and security

Question

You are deploying an application on Google Cloud that requires a relational database for storage. To satisfy your company's security policies, your application must connect to your database through an encrypted and authenticated connection that requires minimal management and integrates with Identity and Access Management (IAM). What should you do?

Options

  • ADeploy a Cloud SQL database with the SSL mode set to encrypted only, configure SSL/TLS client
  • BDeploy a Cloud SQL database with the SSL mode set to encrypted only, configure SSL/TLS client
  • CDeploy a Cloud SQL database and configure IAM database authentication. Access the database
  • DDeploy a Cloud SQL database and configure a database user and password. Access the

How the community answered

(45 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    9% (4)
  • C
    78% (35)
  • D
    11% (5)

Explanation

Cloud SQL Auth Proxy: This proxy ensures secure connections to your Cloud SQL database by automatically handling encryption (SSL/TLS) and IAM-based authentication. It simplifies the management of secure connections without needing to manage SSL/TLS certificates manually. IAM Database Authentication: This allows you to use IAM credentials to authenticate to the database, providing a unified and secure authentication mechanism that integrates seamlessly with Google Cloud IAM.

Topics

#Cloud SQL IAM authentication#Cloud SQL Auth Proxy#encrypted connections#IAM integration

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