Question 150
Which service-to-requirement explanation best fits this situation: An operations team runs self-managed Linux on an EC2 instance and must apply operating-system security updates?
Explanation
Correct Answer
On EC2 the customer manages and patches the guest operating system, while AWS protects infrastructure below it. This fits the situation: An operations team runs self-managed Linux on an EC2 instance and must apply operating-system security updates.
Incorrect Answers
AWS physical infrastructure responsibility covers the provider-operated buildings, hardware and underlying network. This does not address the need for An operations team runs self-managed Linux on an EC2 instance and must apply operating-system security updates. The appropriate Customer guest OS responsibility applies because On EC2 the customer manages and patches the guest operating system, while AWS protects infrastructure below it.
AWS hypervisor responsibility covers AWS administration of the host virtualization platform. This does not address the need for An operations team runs self-managed Linux on an EC2 instance and must apply operating-system security updates. The appropriate Customer guest OS responsibility applies because On EC2 the customer manages and patches the guest operating system, while AWS protects infrastructure below it.
AWS data-center access controls: Refer to AWS physical facility access, not customer application logins. This does not address the need for An operations team runs self-managed Linux on an EC2 instance and must apply operating-system security updates. The appropriate Customer guest OS responsibility applies because On EC2 the customer manages and patches the guest operating system, while AWS protects infrastructure below it.