You're reading from AWS Certified Security – Specialty (SCS-C02) Exam Guide Get all the guidance you need to pass the AWS (SCS-C02) exam on your first attempt

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837633982

Length 614 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

AWS

Concepts

IT Certification

Authors (2):

Stuart Scott

Adam Book

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Table of Contents (29) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1:AWS Security Fundamentals

2. Chapter 1: AWS Shared Responsibility Model FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Fundamental AWS Services

4. Chapter 3: Understanding Attacks on Cloud Environments

5. Section 2:Incident Response

6. Chapter 4: Incident Response

7. Chapter 5: Managing Your Environment with AWS Config

8. Chapter 6: Event Management with Security Hub and GuardDuty

9. Section 3:Logging and Monitoring

10. Chapter 7: Logs Generated by AWS Services

11. Chapter 8: CloudWatch and CloudWatch Metrics

12. Chapter 9: Parsing Logs and Events with AWS Native Tools

13. Section 4:Infrastructure Security

14. Chapter 10: Configuring Infrastructure Security

15. Chapter 11: Securing EC2 Instances

16. Chapter 12: Managing Key Infrastructure

17. Chapter 13: Access Management

18. Section 5:Identity and Access Management

19. Chapter 14: Working with Access Policies

20. Chapter 15: Federated and Mobile Access

21. Chapter 16: Using Active Directory Services to Manage Access

22. Section 6:Data Protection

23. Chapter 17: Protecting Data in Flight and at Rest

24. Chapter 18: Securely Connecting to Your AWS Environment

25. Chapter 19: Using Certificates and Certificate Services in AWS

26. Chapter 20: Managing Secrets Securely in AWS

27. Chapter 21: Accessing the Online Practice Resources

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Working with AWS KMS

Before you start to review KMS in depth, you should first become familiar with the different components of the service and how they interact with each other. The following is a list of components that you should have a complete understanding of. They are explained in detail in the following sections:

Customer Master Keys
Data Encryption Keys
Key Material
Key Policies
Grants

Customer Master Keys

Customer Master Keys (CMKs) are an essential component of KMS as they contain the key material for both encrypting and decrypting data.

Think of the CMK as a keychain that holds the keys to lock and unlock your valuable belongings. In this case, the belongings are your data, and the keys represent the cryptographic information needed to secure the data.

The CMKs are created and managed within KMS and provide a secure and convenient way to generate and control encryption keys. Encryption keys act as the guardians of your sensitive data...