We
all understand how important security is for any organization, irrespective of
their type and size. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform is one of the most
flexible and secure cloud services available today. As a result, there is a
growing demand for candidates who understand AWS security.
If you're a qualified applicant searching for work in the AWS security area, here's a list of interview questions to help you land your dream job.
1. What does AWS mean by cloud security?
Ans. In order to meet core security and compliance requirements such as data locality, protection, and integrity by utilising AWS cloud security comprehensive services and features.
2. How can you monitor your AWS
applications using AWS WAF?
Ans. WAF is a Layer 7 Virtual firewall from AWS is a tool for protecting web applications against typical attacks and bots that may damage availability, breach security, or consume unnecessary resources. As a part of AWS, WAF establishes Layer 7 security rules that govern bot traffic and prevents common attack patterns, such as SQL injection or cross-site scripting, from reaching your applications.
3. What are the various AWS IAM
categories that you can manage?
Ans. Users, groups, security credentials, and
policies can all be controlled by the AWS account holder. You can also give
individual users authorization to make calls to IAM APIs in order to manage
other users.
4. When it comes to user passwords, what
regulations are there that you can establish?
Ans. Passwords for IAM users must adhere to
AWS's IAM default password policy which states that the password length must
be:
8-character
minimum and 128-character maximum.
Numbers,
letters, and symbols are required in at least three of the following
combinations.
Must not be the same as the name or email address of your AWS.
5. Where does an IAM role differ from an
IAM user?
Ans. While interacting directly with AWS services, an IAM user has long-term credentials that will not expire. As an IAM role, it can assume temporary privileges which are given by AWS STS and we do not have to pass any credentials directly to the user. AWS role can be assumed by an AWS Service or an account.
6. What services are available for
implementing a centralised logging solution?
Ans. There are three services you'll need: Amazon CloudWatch Logs & cloudTrail logs, which you'll store in Amazon S3, and Amazon ElasticSearch, which can be used to transport data from Amazon S3 to Amazon ElasticSearch.
7. What exactly is Identity and Access
Management (IAM) in Amazon Web Services?
Ans. IAM is responsible for creating and managing AWS users and groups, as well as granting or denying access to AWS resources via policies.
8. What basically is Amazon CloudWatch
logs?
Ans. Using existing system, application, and custom log files, Amazon CloudWatch Logs allows you to centrally monitor and debug your systems and applications. You can also use CloudWatch Logs to monitor your logs in realtime for specific words, values, or styles etc, and trigger some actions based on that.
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