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SAA-C03 · Question #593
A company regularly uploads confidential data to Amazon S3 buckets for analysis. The company's security policies mandate that the objects must be encrypted at rest. The company must automatically…
The correct answer is C. Use server-side encryption with AWS KMS keys (SSE-KMS). https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/concepts.html#aws-managed-cmk
Submitted by brentm· Mar 4, 2026Design Secure Architectures
Question
A company regularly uploads confidential data to Amazon S3 buckets for analysis. The company's security policies mandate that the objects must be encrypted at rest. The company must automatically rotate the encryption key every year. The company must be able to track key rotation by using AWS CloudTrail. The company also must minimize costs for the encryption key. Which solution will meet these requirements?
Options
- AUse server-side encryption with customer-provided keys (SSE-C)
- BUse server-side encryption with Amazon S3 managed keys (SSE-S3)
- CUse server-side encryption with AWS KMS keys (SSE-KMS)
- DUse server-side encryption with customer managed AWS KMS keys
How the community answered
(35 responses)- A6% (2)
- B14% (5)
- C71% (25)
- D9% (3)
Explanation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/concepts.html#aws-managed-cmk
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