A user is provided access over the internet to an application running on a cloud infrastructure. The servers, databases, and code of that application are hosted and maintained by the vendor. Which NIS

The correct answer is B. SaaS. SaaS - User responsible for only the data, vendor responsible for rest.

Submitted by layla.eg· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Security

Question

A user is provided access over the internet to an application running on a cloud infrastructure. The servers, databases, and code of that application are hosted and maintained by the vendor. Which NIST cloud service model is this?

Options

AIaaS
BSaaS
CPaaS
DCaaS

How the community answered

(51 responses)

A
4% (2)
B
94% (48)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

SaaS - User responsible for only the data, vendor responsible for rest.

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#Cloud service models#SaaS#NIST cloud computing#Shared responsibility model

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