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SOA-C02 · Question #261

A compliance team requires all administrator passwords for Amazon RDS DB instances to be changed at least annually. Which solution meets this requirement in the MOST operationally efficient manner?

The correct answer is A. Store the database credentials in AWS Secrets Manager. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/userguide/rotating-secrets.html

Submitted by kavita_s· Mar 30, 2026Security and Compliance

Question

A compliance team requires all administrator passwords for Amazon RDS DB instances to be changed at least annually. Which solution meets this requirement in the MOST operationally efficient manner?

Options

  • AStore the database credentials in AWS Secrets Manager.
  • BStore the database credentials as a parameter in the RDS parameter group.
  • CStore the database credentials in a private Amazon S3 bucket.
  • DStore the database credentials in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store as a secure string

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    76% (19)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    12% (3)

Explanation

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/userguide/rotating-secrets.html

Topics

#Secrets Manager#credential rotation#RDS#compliance

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