Under the shared responsibility model for Amazon RDS, which task remains the CUSTOMER's responsibility?
A.Patching the underlying operating system
OS patching is AWS's job on managed services like RDS.
B.Managing database users, tables, and IAM access policies
Correct. Data and access control are always the customer's.
C.Maintaining the physical database servers
Physical infrastructure is AWS's responsibility.
D.Replacing failed storage hardware
Hardware maintenance is AWS's.
Why this answer
For managed services like RDS, AWS handles the OS, patching, and hardware; customers own data, access management (IAM, database users), and configuration choices. On EC2 you'd additionally own the OS.
Correct answer: B · Last reviewed 2026-10-26
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