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SAA-C03 · Question #489

A company is using an AWS Lambda function in a VPC. The Lambda function needs to access dependencies that exceed the size of the Lambda layer quota. The data that the Lambda function retrieves must…

The correct answer is A. Store the dependencies in an Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) file system. Mount the. Lambda supports mounting an Amazon EFS file system inside your function to store larger dependencies beyond the 250 MB layer quota. EFS automatically encrypts data in transit using TLS. "You can configure your Lambda function to mount an Amazon EFS file system, enabling your…

Submitted by jian89· Mar 4, 2026Design High-Performing Architectures

Question

A company is using an AWS Lambda function in a VPC. The Lambda function needs to access dependencies that exceed the size of the Lambda layer quota. The data that the Lambda function retrieves must be encrypted in transit. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

Options

  • AStore the dependencies in an Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) file system. Mount the
  • BStore the dependencies on an Amazon EC2 instance that has an instance store volume and web
  • CStore the dependencies on an Amazon EC2 instance that hosts an NFS file server. Read the files
  • DStore the dependencies in two separate Lambda layers. Redesign the application to have two

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    78% (25)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    13% (4)
  • D
    6% (2)

Explanation

Lambda supports mounting an Amazon EFS file system inside your function to store larger dependencies beyond the 250 MB layer quota. EFS automatically encrypts data in transit using TLS. "You can configure your Lambda function to mount an Amazon EFS file system, enabling your function to access large amounts of data or large dependencies." "Amazon EFS automatically encrypts all data at rest and in transit." This is the least operational overhead approach.

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