CLOUD-DIGITAL-LEADER · Question #418
An organization is deploying their servers to the cloud using the infrastructure as a service model. In the shared responsibility model, what is the cloud provider responsible for?
The correct answer is D. Physical security. In the IaaS shared responsibility model, the cloud provider manages physical infrastructure while the customer is responsible for the OS, software, and data.
Question
An organization is deploying their servers to the cloud using the infrastructure as a service model. In the shared responsibility model, what is the cloud provider responsible for?
Options
- AData access policies
- BSecurity of the operating system
- CSecurity of the software
- DPhysical security
How the community answered
(52 responses)- A2% (1)
- B4% (2)
- C2% (1)
- D92% (48)
Why each option
In the IaaS shared responsibility model, the cloud provider manages physical infrastructure while the customer is responsible for the OS, software, and data.
Data access policies are the customer's responsibility in IaaS because the customer controls the operating system, application, and identity configuration.
Operating system security is the customer's responsibility in IaaS, since the customer provisions and manages the OS on the virtual machine.
Software security is the customer's responsibility in IaaS, as the customer installs, configures, and patches all software running on the VM.
In the IaaS model, the cloud provider is responsible for the physical security of data centers, hardware, and networking infrastructure. The customer takes responsibility for everything above the hypervisor layer, including the operating system, applications, and data.
Concept tested: IaaS shared responsibility model cloud provider duties
Source: https://cloud.google.com/architecture/framework/security/shared-responsibility
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