Amazon Web Services AWS Certified Associate DVA-C02 Question # 7 Topic 1 Discussion

Step 1: Problem Understanding

Asymmetric Encryption Requirement: Users encrypt data with a public key, and only the company can decrypt it using a private key.

Data Encryption at Rest and In Transit: The data must be encrypted during upload (in transit) and when stored in Amazon S3 (at rest).

Step 2: Solution Analysis

Option A: Server-side encryption with Amazon S3 managed keys (SSE-S3).

Amazon S3 manages the encryption and decryption keys.

This does not meet the requirement for asymmetric encryption, where the company uses a private key.

Not suitable.

Option B: Server-side encryption with customer-provided keys (SSE-C).

Requires the user to supply encryption keys during the upload process.

Does not align with the asymmetric encryption requirement.

Not suitable.

Option C: Client-side encryption with a data key.

Data key encryption is symmetric, not asymmetric.

Does not satisfy the requirement for a public-private key pair.

Not suitable.

Option D: Client-side encryption with a customer-managed encryption key.

Data is encrypted on the client side using the public key.

Only the company can decrypt the data using the corresponding private key.

Data remains encrypted during upload (in transit) and in S3 (at rest).

Correct option.

Step 3: Implementation Steps for Option D

Generate Key Pair:

The company generates an RSA key pair (public/private) for encryption and decryption.

Encrypt Data on Client Side:

Use the public key to encrypt the data before uploading to S3.

S3 Upload:

Upload the encrypted data to S3 over an HTTPS connection.

Decrypt Data on the Server:

Use the private key to decrypt data when needed.

AWS Developer References:

Amazon S3 Encryption Options

Asymmetric Key Cryptography in AWS