WGU C838 - MANAGING CLOUD SECURITY (CCSP) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS | NEW UPDATE 2026
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle allows both read and process functions to be performed?
A Create
B Archive
C Store
D Share - (Correct Answer)-A
Which phase of the cloud data security life cycle typically occurs simultaneously with creation?
A Share
B Store
C Use
D Destroy - (Correct Answer)-B
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle uses content delivery networks?
A Destroy
B Archive
C Share
D Create - (Correct Answer)-C
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle is associated with crypto-shredding?
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A Share
B Use
C Destroy
D Store - (Correct Answer)-C
Which cloud data storage architecture allows sensitive data to be replaced with unique
identification symbols that retain all the essential information about the data without
compromising its security?
A Randomization
B Obfuscation
C Anonymization
D Tokenization - (Correct Answer)-D
Which methodology could cloud data storage utilize to encrypt all data associated in an
infrastructure as a service (IaaS) deployment model?
A Sandbox encryption
B Polymorphic encryption
C Client-side encryption
D Whole-instance encryption - (Correct Answer)-D
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There is a threat to a banking cloud platform service. The developer needs to provide inclusion in
a relational database that is seamless and readily searchable by search engine algorithms.
Which platform as a service (PaaS) data type should be used?
A Short-term storage
B Structured
C Unstructured
D Long-term storage - (Correct Answer)-B
Which platform as a service (PaaS) storage architecture should be used if an organization wants
to store presentations, documents, and audio files?
A Relational database
B Block
C Distributed
D Object - (Correct Answer)-D
Which technique scrambles the content of data using a mathematical algorithm while keeping the
structural arrangement of the data?
A Dynamic masking
B Format-preserving encryption
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C Proxy-based encryption
D Tokenization - (Correct Answer)-B
Which encryption technique connects the instance to the encryption instance that handles all
crypto operations?
A Database
B Proxy
C Externally managed
D Server-side - (Correct Answer)-B
Which type of control should be used to implement custom controls that safeguard data?
A Public and internal sharing
B Options for access
C Management plane
D Application level - (Correct Answer)-D
Which element is protected by an encryption system?
A Ciphertext
B Management engine
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS | NEW UPDATE 2026
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle allows both read and process functions to be performed?
A Create
B Archive
C Store
D Share - (Correct Answer)-A
Which phase of the cloud data security life cycle typically occurs simultaneously with creation?
A Share
B Store
C Use
D Destroy - (Correct Answer)-B
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle uses content delivery networks?
A Destroy
B Archive
C Share
D Create - (Correct Answer)-C
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle is associated with crypto-shredding?
, 2
A Share
B Use
C Destroy
D Store - (Correct Answer)-C
Which cloud data storage architecture allows sensitive data to be replaced with unique
identification symbols that retain all the essential information about the data without
compromising its security?
A Randomization
B Obfuscation
C Anonymization
D Tokenization - (Correct Answer)-D
Which methodology could cloud data storage utilize to encrypt all data associated in an
infrastructure as a service (IaaS) deployment model?
A Sandbox encryption
B Polymorphic encryption
C Client-side encryption
D Whole-instance encryption - (Correct Answer)-D
, 3
There is a threat to a banking cloud platform service. The developer needs to provide inclusion in
a relational database that is seamless and readily searchable by search engine algorithms.
Which platform as a service (PaaS) data type should be used?
A Short-term storage
B Structured
C Unstructured
D Long-term storage - (Correct Answer)-B
Which platform as a service (PaaS) storage architecture should be used if an organization wants
to store presentations, documents, and audio files?
A Relational database
B Block
C Distributed
D Object - (Correct Answer)-D
Which technique scrambles the content of data using a mathematical algorithm while keeping the
structural arrangement of the data?
A Dynamic masking
B Format-preserving encryption
, 4
C Proxy-based encryption
D Tokenization - (Correct Answer)-B
Which encryption technique connects the instance to the encryption instance that handles all
crypto operations?
A Database
B Proxy
C Externally managed
D Server-side - (Correct Answer)-B
Which type of control should be used to implement custom controls that safeguard data?
A Public and internal sharing
B Options for access
C Management plane
D Application level - (Correct Answer)-D
Which element is protected by an encryption system?
A Ciphertext
B Management engine
