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DBS-C01 · Question #223
A company has an ecommerce website that runs on AWS. The website uses an Amazon RDS for MySQL database. A database specialist wants to enforce the use of temporary credentials to access the…
The correct answer is C. Use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) database authentication. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/UsingWithRDS.IAMDBAuth.html
Submitted by tyler.j· Mar 6, 2026Database Security
Question
A company has an ecommerce website that runs on AWS. The website uses an Amazon RDS for MySQL database. A database specialist wants to enforce the use of temporary credentials to access the database. Which solution will meet this requirement?
Options
- AUse MySQL native database authentication.
- BUse AWS Secrets Manager to rotate the credentials.
- CUse AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) database authentication.
- DUse AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store for authentication.
How the community answered
(48 responses)- A2% (1)
- B2% (1)
- C88% (42)
- D8% (4)
Explanation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/UsingWithRDS.IAMDBAuth.html
Topics
#RDS authentication#IAM database authentication#temporary credentials
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