A company is using an Amazon RDS instance. Which task is the company's responsibility according to the AWS shared responsibility model?

The correct answer is D. Rotating passwords for RDS users. Under the AWS shared responsibility model, customers are responsible for managing database- level security, including rotating credentials for Amazon RDS users, while AWS manages the underlying infrastructure, operating system, and hardware.

Submitted by javi_es· Mar 6, 2026Security and Compliance

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AInstalling a host operating system on the RDS instance
BPatching underlying hardware on the RDS instance
CProvisioning RDS infrastructure
DRotating passwords for RDS users

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Under the AWS shared responsibility model, customers are responsible for managing database- level security, including rotating credentials for Amazon RDS users, while AWS manages the underlying infrastructure, operating system, and hardware.

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