Amazon DynamoDB Encryption Options
This lesson looks at the different encryption mechanisms that can be utilized across different AWS Database services, thereby enhancing the security posture and protection of your data. We'll take a look at encryption in Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, and ElastiCache.
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Learning Objectives
- Define and examine encryption across Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon ElastiCache
- Understand both encryption at rest and encryption in transit
Intended Audience
This lesson has been designed to assist those who are responsible for securing, designing, and operating AWS Database solutions, as well as anyone looking to take the AWS Certified Database - Specialty exam.
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this lesson, you should have a basic awareness of AWS database services. You can brush up on these services with part one of our AWS Fundamentals lesson here. An awareness of the AWS Key Management Service (KMS) would also be advantageous, but not essential.