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CAS-002 Question #726: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: Secure storage and transmission of API keys. This question tests knowledge of multi-tenant cloud platform security controls to ensure customer data isolation. The three best controls address API credential protection, data-in-transit encryption, and logical tenant separation via access control.

Question

A security company is developing a new cloud-based log analytics platform. Its purpose is to allow: - Customers to upload their log files to the "big data" platform - Customers to perform remote log search - Customers to integrate into the platform using an API so that third party business intelligence tools can be used for the purpose of trending, insights, and/or discovery Which of the following are the BEST security considerations to protect data from one customer being disclosed to other customers? (Select THREE).

Options

  • ASecure storage and transmission of API keys
  • BSecure protocols for transmission of log files and search results
  • CAt least two years retention of log files in case of e-discovery requests
  • DMulti-tenancy with RBAC support
  • ESanitizing filters to prevent upload of sensitive log file contents
  • FEncrypted storage of all customer log files

Explanation

This question tests knowledge of multi-tenant cloud platform security controls to ensure customer data isolation. The three best controls address API credential protection, data-in-transit encryption, and logical tenant separation via access control.

Common mistakes.

  • C. Log retention policies address compliance and e-discovery requirements, not the prevention of cross-tenant data disclosure.
  • E. Sanitizing uploaded log content prevents sensitive data from entering the platform but does not control whether one authenticated tenant can access another tenant's already-stored data.
  • F. Encrypted storage protects data at rest from infrastructure-level unauthorized access but does not enforce tenant isolation or prevent an authenticated user from reaching another customer's data if access controls are misconfigured.

Concept tested. Multi-tenant cloud data isolation and API credential security

Reference. https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/research/cloud-controls-matrix/

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