A developer is working on a Python application that runs on Amazon EC2 instances. The developer wants to enable tracing of application requests to debug performance issues in the code.
Which combination of actions should the developer take to achieve this goal? (Select TWO)

Correct Answer:BE
This solution will meet the requirements by using AWS X-Ray to enable tracing of application requests to debug performance issues in the code. AWS X-Ray is a
service that collects data about requests that the applications serve, and provides tools to view, filter, and gain insights into that data. The developer can install the AWS X-Ray daemon on the EC2 instances, which is a software that listens for traffic on UDP port 2000, gathers raw segment data, and relays it to the X-Ray API. The developer can also install and configure the AWS X-Ray SDK for Python in the application, which is a library that enables instrumenting Python code to generate and send trace data to the X-Ray daemon. Option A is not optimal because it will install the Amazon CloudWatch agent on the EC2 instances, which is a software that collects metrics and logs from EC2 instances and on- premises servers, not application performance data. Option C is not optimal because it will configure the application to write JSON-formatted logs to /var/log/cloudwatch, which is not a valid path or destination for CloudWatch logs. Option D is not optimal because it will configure the application to write trace data to /var/log/xray, which is also not a valid path or destination for X-Ray trace data.
References: [AWS X-Ray], [Running the X-Ray Daemon on Amazon EC2]

A developer is modifying an existing AWS Lambda function White checking the code the developer notices hardcoded parameter various for an Amazon RDS for SQL Server user name password database host and port. There also are hardcoded parameter values for an Amazon DynamoOB table. an Amazon S3 bucket, and an Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topic.
The developer wants to securely store the parameter values outside the code m an encrypted format and wants to turn on rotation for the credentials. The developer also wants to be able to reuse the parameter values from other applications and to update the parameter values without modifying code.
Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

Correct Answer:B
This solution will meet the requirements by using AWS Secrets Manager and AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store to securely store the parameter values outside the code in an encrypted format. AWS Secrets Manager is a service that helps protect secrets such as database credentials by encrypting them with AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) and enabling automatic rotation of secrets. The developer can create an RDS database secret in AWS Secrets Manager and set the user name, password, database, host, and port for accessing the RDS database. The developer can also turn on secret rotation, which will change the database credentials periodically according to a specified schedule or event. AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store is a service that provides secure and scalable storage for configuration data and secrets. The developer can create Secure String parameters in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store for the DynamoDB table, S3 bucket, and SNS topic, which will encrypt them with AWS KMS. The developer can also reuse the parameter values from other applications and update them without modifying code. Option A is not optimal because it will create encrypted Lambdaenvironment variables for the DynamoDB table, S3 bucket, and SNS topic, which may not be reusable or updatable without modifying code. Option C is not optimal because it will create RDS database parameters in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store, which does not support automatic rotation of secrets. Option D is not optimal because it will store the DynamoDB table, S3 bucket, and SNS topic in Amazon S3, which may introduce additional costs and complexity for accessing configuration data.
References: AWS Secrets Manager, [AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store]

When using the AWS Encryption SDK how does the developer keep track of the data encryption keys used to encrypt data?

Correct Answer:B
This solution will meet the requirements by using AWS Encryption SDK, which is a client-side encryption library that enables developers to encrypt and decrypt data using data encryption keys that are protected by AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS). The SDK encrypts the data encryption key with a customer master key (CMK) that is managed by AWS KMS, and stores it (encrypted) as part of the returned ciphertext. The developer does not need to keep track of the data encryption keys used to encrypt data, as they are stored with the encrypted data and can be retrieved and decrypted by using AWS KMS when needed. Option A is not optimal because it will require manual tracking of the data encryption keys used for each data object, which is error-prone and inefficient. Option C is not optimal because it will store the data encryption keys automatically in Amazon S3, which is unnecessary and insecure as Amazon S3 is not designed for storing encryption keys. Option D is not optimal because it will store the data encryption key in the user data for the EC2 instance, which is also unnecessary and insecure as user data is not encrypted by default.
References: [AWS Encryption SDK], [AWS Key Management Service]

A developer is investigating an issue in part of a company's application. In the application messages are sent to an Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) queue The AWS Lambda function polls messages from the SQS queue and sends email messages by using Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) Users have been receiving duplicate email messages during periods of high traffic.
Which reasons could explain the duplicate email messages? (Select TWO.)

Correct Answer:AD
Standard SQS queues support at-least-once message delivery, which means that a message can be delivered more than once to the same or different consumers. This can happen if the message is not deleted from the queue before the visibility timeout expires, or if there is a network issue or a system failure. The SQS queue’s visibility timeout is the period of time that a message is invisible to other consumers after it is received by one consumer. If the visibility timeout is lower than or the same as the Lambda function’s timeout, the Lambda function might not be able to process and delete the message before it becomes visible again, leading to duplicate processing and email messages. To avoid this, the visibility timeout should be set to at least 6 times the length of the Lambda function’s timeout. The other options are not related to the issue of duplicate email messages. References
✑ Using the Amazon SQS message deduplication ID
✑ Exactly-once processing - Amazon Simple Queue Service
✑ Amazon SQS duplicated messages in queue - Stack Overflow
✑ amazon web services - How long can duplicate SQS messages persist …
✑ Standard SQS - Duplicate message | AWS re:Post - Amazon Web Services, Inc.

A development team maintains a web application by using a single AWS CloudFormation template. The template defines web servers and an Amazon RDS database. The team uses the Cloud Formation template to deploy the Cloud Formation stack to different environments.
During a recent application deployment, a developer caused the primary development database to be dropped and recreated. The result of this incident was a loss of data. The team needs to avoid accidental database deletion in the future.
Which solutions will meet these requirements? (Choose two.)

Correct Answer:AB
AWS CloudFormation is a service that enables developers to model and provision AWS resources using templates. The developer can add a CloudFormation Deletion Policy attribute with the Retain value to the database resource. This will prevent the database from being deleted when the stack is deleted or updated. The developer can also update the CloudFormation stack policy to prevent updates to the database. This will prevent accidental changes to the database configuration or properties.
References:
✑ [What Is AWS CloudFormation? - AWS CloudFormation]
✑ [DeletionPolicy Attribute - AWS CloudFormation]
✑ [Protecting Resources During Stack Updates - AWS CloudFormation]

A developer needs to store configuration variables for an application. The developer needs to set an expiration date and time for me configuration. The developer wants to receive notifications. Before the configuration expires. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

Correct Answer:C
This solution will meet the requirements by creating an advanced parameter in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store, which is a secure and scalable service for storing and managing configuration data and secrets. The advanced parameter allows setting expiration and expiration notification policy types, which enable specifying an expiration date and time for the configuration and receiving notifications before the configuration expires. The Lambda code will be refactored to load the Root CA Cert from the parameter store and modify the runtime trust store outside the Lambda function handler, which will improve performance and reduce latency by avoiding repeated calls to Parameter Store and trust store modifications for each invocation of the Lambda function. Option A is not optimal because it will create a standard parameter in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store, which does not support expiration and expiration notification policy types. Option B is not optimal because it will create a secret access key and access key ID with permission to access the S3 bucket, which will introduce additional security risks and complexity for storing and managing credentials. Option D is not optimal because it will create a Docker container from Node.js base image to invoke Lambda functions, which will incur additional costs and overhead for creating and running Docker containers. References: AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store, [Using SSL/TLS to Encrypt a Connection to a DB Instance]