Who has the responsibility to patch the host operating system of an Amazon EC2 instance, according to the AWS shared responsibility model?
Who has the responsibility to patch the host operating system of an Amazon EC2 instance, according to the AWS shared responsibility model?
According to the AWS shared responsibility model, AWS is responsible for managing and patching the host operating system of the infrastructure on which Amazon EC2 instances run. Customers are responsible for patching and maintaining the guest operating systems and applications they install within their EC2 instances. The host operating system, which includes the hypervisor and the underlying physical infrastructure, is managed by AWS to ensure the security and availability of the cloud environment.
GUEST > customer ------------------------------ HOST > AWS
*D* Straight from the Docks "Security and Compliance is a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer. This shared model can help relieve the customer’s operational burden as AWS operates, manages and controls the components from the host operating system and virtualization layer down to the physical security of the facilities in which the service operates. The customer assumes responsibility and management of the guest operating system (including updates and security patches)" https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/#:~:text=Security%20and%20Compliance,and%20security%20patches)
Absolutely Wrong...Correct answer is Customer only. AWS never interfere on the Host OS.They are responsible for managing the underline hardware.. The link which you have provided clearly tells customer has to take care of the guest OS.AWS manages the hardware or drivers responsible for the OS. Patch Management – AWS is responsible for patching and fixing flaws within the infrastructure, but customers are responsible for patching their guest OS and applications. Configuration Management – AWS maintains the configuration of its infrastructure devices, but a customer is responsible for configuring their own guest operating systems, databases, and applications.
D is correct, you are wrong. Host OS is the hypervisor that runs directly on the physical server. Guest OS is installed in an EC2 instance.
The 'host' OS is what an instance runs on' The instance is the 'guest' OS which is what the customer is responsible for. Therefor, D is the correct answer.
EC2 is IAAS offering. so patching falls on customer. hardware or drivers related will vbe managed by AWS
the confusing word here is "host" however the key part of the question is "OS of an Amazon EC2 instance" not the underlying host, by this logic it has to be B.
B. The customer only According to the AWS shared responsibility model, the responsibility to patch the host operating system of an Amazon EC2 instance lies with the customer. AWS manages the underlying infrastructure, while customers are responsible for maintaining and updating the operating system, applications, and software they install on the EC2 instances. This helps ensure the security and compliance of the customer's workloads and data.
D. AWS only Most Voted Even I answered B at first, but to understand why the answer is D, you must understand the difference between guest and host OS. As steve122 said "GUEST > customer --- HOST > AWS". This is the first line in the docs: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/ "Security and Compliance is a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer. This shared model can help relieve the customer’s operational burden as AWS operates, manages and controls the components from the HOST OPERATING SYSTEM and virtualization layer down to the physical security of the facilities in which the service operates. The CUSTOMER assumes responsibility and management of the GUEST OPERATING SYSTEM (including updates and security patches), other associated application software as well as the configuration of the AWS provided security group firewall."
In the AWS shared responsibility model, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is responsible for the security of the cloud, which includes the underlying infrastructure and the services they provide. However, customers are responsible for the security of their data and applications in the cloud, which includes tasks such as managing their EC2 instances, including patching and updating the operating system running on those instances.
D. AWS only "AWS operates, manages and controls the components from the host operating system and virtualization layer down to the physical security of the facilities in which the service operates. The customer assumes responsibility and management of the guest operating system (including updates and security patches), other associated application software as well as the configuration of the AWS provided security group firewall. " https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/
"Patch Management – AWS is responsible for patching and fixing flaws within the infrastructure, but customers are responsible for patching their guest OS and applications."
According to the AWS shared responsibility model, customers are responsible for tasks like patching the host operating system of their Amazon EC2 instances. AWS manages the underlying infrastructure and the virtualization layer, while customers are responsible for tasks related to the guest operating system, applications, and data security within the instances.
B is the correct answer. Just Google the question and you'll get the answer.
Host=physical machine on wich EC2 is runni g as guest. Host OS is a responsibikity of AWS.
B only
Patch Management – AWS is responsible for patching and fixing flaws within the infrastructure, but customers are responsible for patching their guest OS and applications. So "Host OS" is under it's infrastructure. https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/
Host belongs to AWS, Guest OS to customer
AWS operates, manages and controls the components from the host operating system and virtualization layer down to the physical security of the facilities in which the service operates
says "Host OS" not "Guest OS"
B for sure According to AWS doc: For example, a service such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and, as such, requires the customer to perform all of the necessary security configuration and management tasks. Customers that deploy an Amazon EC2 instance are responsible for management of the guest operating system (including updates and security patches), any application software or utilities installed by the customer on the instances, and the configuration of the AWS-provided firewall (called a security group) on each instance.
See the word 'guest operating system'