SAA-C03 Question 104
Single answerA company needs to set up a secure and automated solution to transfer large files from external partners into an Amazon S3 bucket. The solution must integrate with the company's existing Identity Provider (IdP) for user authentication and authorization. Which AWS managed service is the most appropriate for this use case?
- A
AWS Transfer Family
- B
Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS)
- C
AWS Secrets Manager
- D
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
AWS Transfer Family is specifically designed for secure, managed file transfers to Amazon S3 using protocols like SFTP, FTPS, and FTP. It also supports integration with Identity Providers (IdPs) for user authentication, making it the ideal service for this scenario. The other options do not address the requirement of transferring large files securely to Amazon S3.
- A. Correct.
AWS Transfer Family is the correct choice because it supports secure file transfers over protocols like SFTP, FTPS, and FTP. It can integrate with an external Identity Provider (IdP) for user authentication and is designed to transfer files directly into Amazon S3.
- B. Incorrect.
Amazon SQS is used for decoupling applications and enabling message queuing but is not designed for transferring large files into Amazon S3.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Secrets Manager is used for securely storing and retrieving secrets like database credentials or API keys. It does not handle file transfers.
- D. Incorrect.
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is used for real-time streaming data processing, which is not applicable to this use case of large file transfers.