AWS Secrets Manageris the most secure way to store and manage sensitive information, such as passwords, database credentials, and API keys. Secrets Manager allows you to:
Securely store and rotate secrets.
Automatically manage secret rotation without disrupting applications.
Integrate with AWS services and third-party applications to retrieve secrets securely.
Why other options are not suitable:
A. Store passwords in an Amazon S3 bucket: Although S3 is secure, it is not designed for secret management. It lacks built-in secret rotation and fine-grained access control for sensitive data.
B. Store passwords as AWS CloudFormation parameters: CloudFormation is used for managing infrastructure as code, not for securely storing passwords.
C. Store passwords in AWS Storage Gateway: A service for hybrid storage integration, not suitable for storing secrets or passwords.
