Correct Answer: No, it is transparently enabled for all customers
Shield Standard provides basic network protection automatically without user configuration....
Correct Answer
No, it is transparently enabled for all customers
Why This Answer Is Correct
Shield Standard provides basic network protection automatically without user configuration.
This question evaluates your knowledge of AWS Shield — a core concept tested in AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02). Understanding AWS Shield is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.
Your public-facing web application is under a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. You need a managed service to detect and mitigate these attacks automatically. What should you enable?
Which AWS service provides automatic protection against the most common Infrastructure Layer (Layer 3 and 4) DDoS attacks at no additional cost?
What is the primary benefit of upgrading to AWS Shield Advanced?
On which AWS services can you enable AWS Shield Advanced protection?
What is the 'Shield Response Team' (SRT)?