SAA-C03 Question 13: Rotating Database Credentials

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An application connects to an RDS database using a password. Security policy requires the password to be rotated automatically every 30 days without code changes or downtime. Which service is purpose-built for this?

A) AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store (Standard tier).

B) AWS Secrets Manager.

C) AWS Certificate Manager.

D) Amazon S3 with encryption enabled.

Correct Answer: B

Explanation: AWS Secrets Manager natively supports automatic, scheduled rotation of RDS credentials using built-in Lambda rotation functions, and applications retrieve the current secret at runtime — no redeploy needed. (A) Parameter Store Standard has no built-in rotation. (C) is for TLS certificates. (D) is object storage, not a secrets service.