Explanation:
AWS Secrets Manager provides a secure and automated way to manage and rotate credentials. Option B is the correct approach as it involves generating a new secret in AWS Secrets Manager and configuring it to automatically rotate the credentials based on a predefined schedule. This ensures that the credentials are always up-to-date and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. Option A requires manual intervention, while options C and D do not leverage the full capabilities of AWS Secrets Manager.
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Your company is using AWS Secrets Manager to manage and rotate credentials for various applications. You need to create a new secret for a database that requires a username and password. Which of the following steps should you take to create and manage the secret?
A
Create a new secret in AWS Secrets Manager and manually enter the username and password.
B
Generate a new secret in AWS Secrets Manager and configure it to automatically rotate the credentials based on a predefined schedule.
C
Store the username and password in a configuration file and reference the file in the application.
D
Use an external secrets management tool to create and manage the secret.