Shared Reponsibility Model

Question 1

What is the Shared Reponsibility Model

Answer 1

An agreement between AWS and the user on what aspects of the architecture belong to which party. Dependent on the technology being used.

Question 2

What is the Physical Level?

Answer 2

The iron and concrete where the servers run. AWS always manages this.

Question 3

What is the Network Level?

Answer 3

The physical devices and configuration defining the AWS network. AWS always manages this.

Question 4

What is the Hypervisor Level?

Answer 4

The hypervisor application hosting virtual machines used by the user. AWS always manages this.

Question 5

What is the Guest OS level?

Answer 5

The actual operating system. For EC2, the user must manage this.