Encryption

S3 Encryption Decision—KMS vs SSE Trade-offs | SAP-C02

14 January 2026·817 words·4 mins

Architecture Drills Cloud Provider (AWS) SAP-C02 FinOps Decision Matrix Amazon S3 KMS Encryption

This drill explores updating an existing S3 bucket from SSE-S3 to customer-managed encryption keys, balancing security requirements with cost and operational complexity.

Encrypt Unencrypted RDS, No Downtime | SAA-C03

6 January 2026·930 words·5 mins

Architecture Drills AWS SAA-C03 FinOps Decision Matrix RDS Encryption KMS Data Protection

Explore the critical decision process for retrofitting encryption on a production RDS Multi-AZ database, comparing snapshot-based migration vs. misconceptions about in-place encryption and storage-layer solutions.

Multi-Region S3 KMS Encryption Trade-Offs | SAA-C03

27 December 2025·860 words·5 mins

Architecture Drills AWS SAA-C03 FinOps Decision Matrix S3 KMS Multi-Region Encryption Replication

A high-level examination of multi-region S3 encryption strategies using AWS KMS, focusing on the operational overhead of multi-region keys versus traditional replication approaches for the AWS SAA-C03 exam.