What is the primary function of AWS STS?
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To monitor AWS service health
To provide long-term security credentials
To manage AWS billing and costs
To create temporary security credentials for accessing AWS resources
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How do temporary security credentials differ from regular credentials?
They are only available in the US region
They require manual rotation
They are short-term and expire after a set period
They are stored permanently with the user
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What is a key advantage of using temporary security credentials in custom applications?
They eliminate the need to embed long-term credentials in the application code
They increase the application's processing speed
They reduce the cost of AWS services
They provide permanent access to AWS resources
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Why might you want to point AWS STS API calls to endpoints in other regions?
To decrease the cost of API calls
To access more AWS services
To reduce latency by using a closer endpoint
To increase the security of the credentials
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What is a common use case for AWS STS in relation to Amazon EC2?
To manage EC2 billing
To provide EC2 instances with access to other AWS resources
To monitor EC2 instance health
To increase EC2 instance storage
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What does the Assume Role API call return?
A detailed billing report
A list of AWS service endpoints
A set of temporary credentials for accessing AWS resources
A set of long-term credentials
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Why is the Assume Role API beneficial for applications with many users?
It provides permanent access to AWS resources
It increases the application's processing speed
It decreases the cost of AWS services
It reduces the need to create individual IAM user accounts
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