DVA-C02 Question 342
Single answerAs a developer, you are tasked with ensuring the codebase for your serverless application adheres to security best practices and AWS guidelines before deployment. Which AWS service or feature can you use to automatically analyze your code for vulnerabilities, security issues, and AWS best practice violations?
- A
AWS CodeGuru Reviewer
- B
AWS X-Ray
- C
AWS Config
- D
Amazon Inspector
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is AWS CodeGuru Reviewer because it provides automated code reviews to identify security vulnerabilities, detect issues, and suggest improvements based on AWS best practices. This makes it the most suitable choice for analyzing a codebase for security and AWS guidelines.
- A. Correct.
AWS CodeGuru Reviewer is a machine learning-powered tool that helps developers identify security vulnerabilities, code quality issues, and AWS best practice violations during the development process. It is specifically designed for code analysis.
- B. Incorrect.
AWS X-Ray is used for tracing and debugging distributed applications but does not perform static code analysis.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Config is focused on assessing resources against compliance rules and configurations but does not analyze application code.
- D. Incorrect.
Amazon Inspector is a security assessment service for analyzing the security of EC2 instances and containerized workloads, but it does not analyze application code.