Google Exam Professional Cloud Security Engineer Topic 3 Question 71 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Professional Cloud Security Engineer exam

Question #: 71
Topic #: 3

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You are setting up a new Cloud Storage bucket in your environment that is encrypted with a customer managed encryption key (CMEK). The CMEK is stored in Cloud Key Management Service (KMS). in project "pr j -a", and the Cloud Storage bucket will use project "prj-b". The key is backed by a Cloud Hardware Security Module (HSM) and resides in the region europe-west3. Your storage bucket will be located in the region europe-west1. When you create the bucket, you cannot access the key. and you need to troubleshoot why.

What has caused the access issue?

AA firewall rule prevents the key from being accessible.

BCloud HSM does not support Cloud Storage

CThe CMEK is in a different project than the Cloud Storage bucket

DThe CMEK is in a different region than the Cloud Storage bucket.

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Suggested Answer: D

When you use a customer-managed encryption key (CMEK) to secure a Cloud Storage bucket, the key and the bucket must be located in the same region. In this case, the key is in europe-west3 and the bucket is in europe-west1, which is why you're unable to access the key.

by Glory at Jan 24, 2024, 02:04 AM

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Kirk

8 months ago

Yeah, I'm leaning towards option C as the correct answer. It makes sense that if the CMEK is in a different project, the Cloud Storage bucket wouldn't be able to access it.

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Carin

7 months ago

Yeah, it does seem like the most straightforward explanation.

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Kirby

7 months ago

Could be, but I still think the project mismatch is the main reason.

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Elouise

8 months ago

A) A firewall rule prevents the key from being accessible.

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Nakita

8 months ago

It's possible, but I think the project being different is the main issue.

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Antonio

8 months ago

Do you think it could also be because the key is in a different region?

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Cory

8 months ago

That's a good point, it does seem like the most likely cause.

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Casie

8 months ago

C) The CMEK is in a different project than the Cloud Storage bucket

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Antonio

8 months ago

I agree, the different project and region for the CMEK and the Cloud Storage bucket seems like the most likely cause of the access issue. But let's not rule out the other options just yet.

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Deangelo

8 months ago

Okay, let's think this through step-by-step. We have a Cloud Storage bucket that's encrypted with a CMEK, and the key is in a different project and region. That sounds like it could be the issue.

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Carline

8 months ago

Hmm, this question seems a bit tricky. I'm not sure what the correct answer is, but I'll give it my best shot.

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