AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty 2021 – Hands-On - Redshift Security Concerns

The video tutorial covers security aspects of Amazon Redshift, focusing on the use of Hardware Security Modules (HSM) for enhanced security. It explains the process of configuring a trusted connection using client and server certificates and details the steps required to migrate an unencrypted cluster to an HSM encrypted one. Additionally, it discusses managing user permissions in Redshift using SQL commands like GRANT and REVOKE to control access privileges for users and groups.

What is required to establish a trusted connection between Redshift and an HSM?

• A VPN connection

• Client and server certificates

• A firewall rule

• An SSH tunnel

What must be done to migrate an unencrypted Redshift cluster to an HSM-encrypted one?

• Create a new encrypted cluster and transfer data

• Use a backup and restore process

• Enable encryption in the cluster settings

• Directly apply encryption to the existing cluster

Which SQL command is used to assign permissions to users in Redshift?

• GRANT

• ALLOW

• ENABLE

• PERMIT

How can you remove access permissions from a user in Redshift?

• DISABLE

• REMOVE

• REVOKE

• DELETE

What is an example of a command to allow a user to perform select operations on a table?

• PERMIT SELECT on table Foo to Bob

• ALLOW SELECT on table Foo to Bob

• ENABLE SELECT on table Foo to Bob

• GRANT SELECT on table Foo to Bob