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AWS Exam Guide: Managing Secrets in App Code
This guide compares AWS Secrets Manager and SSM Parameter Store for handling sensitive data. Secrets Manager offers automatic rotation and costs $0.40/secret/month, while Parameter Store is free for standard parameters. The article also covers data classification, masking PII in logs, and multi-tenant isolation patterns.
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A practical cheat sheet for AWS certification, but the real-world advice on choosing between Secrets Manager and Parameter Store is useful beyond the exam.
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