Under the AWS shared responsibility model, which of these is AWS’s responsibility?
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Correct answer: Physical hardware and underlying infrastructure.
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Under the AWS shared responsibility model, AWS is responsible for the "security of the cloud," which includes the physical hardware, global infrastructure, networking, and virtualization. This is known as the "shared" part of the model, where AWS manages the underlying infrastructure. Configuring network settings and firewalls, encrypting data on the client side, and managing user access permissions are all examples of "security in the cloud," which are the customer's responsibilities. The customer is responsible for their data, applications, operating systems, and network configurations within the AWS environment.
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