Design Secure Architectures Practice Question

Question

For a regulated workload, an architect is reviewing AWS WAF requirement set 13. Which design choice best fits the requirement while following AWS architectural best practices?

Answer choices

1. A. Filter malicious http requests before they reach applications.
2. B. Place all components on a single large instance to simplify troubleshooting.
3. C. Use long-lived access keys in application configuration so services can call AWS APIs directly.
4. D. Disable monitoring until the workload reaches steady production traffic.

Correct Answer

A. Filter malicious http requests before they reach applications.

Explanation

The best answer applies AWS WAF: filter malicious HTTP requests before they reach applications. The other options increase operational risk, weaken security, or remove observability that an AWS Solutions Architect should preserve.

Question details

• Difficulty: easy
• Domain: Design Secure Architectures
• Objective: AWS WAF

Practice more

Start Design Secure Architectures practice

Back to Design Secure Architectures