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MOST cost-effectively D Secrets Manager: It is paid. The storage cost is $0.40 per secret per month and API interactions cost is $0.05 per 10,000 API calls. Parameter Store: For Standard parameters, No additional charge for storage and standard throughput. For higher throughput, API interactions cost is $0.05 per 10,000 API calls. For Advanced parameters, storage cost is $0.05 per advanced parameter per month and API interactions cost is $0.05 per 10,000 API calls.

D https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-parameter-store.html Paramter store has as well SecureString

I will go with A. Store the secrets in AWS Secretes Manager

It's D AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store provides a secure and scalable solution for storing and retrieving sensitive information such as credentials. It allows you to store the credentials as parameters with secure access control. By storing the credentials in Parameter Store, you can ensure they are protected and not exposed publicly. To retrieve the credentials, you can use the GetParameter API operation, which allows you to fetch the parameter value securely. The credentials can be retrieved programmatically within your application code when needed, ensuring that the application can access the geolocation APIs without exposing the credentials. Option A (AWS Secrets Manager) is a viable solution as well, but it may incur additional costs compared to Parameter Store. Secrets Manager provides advanced features like automatic rotation of secrets, which may not be necessary in this scenario. Therefore, Parameter Store would be the more cost-effective choice.

D The MOST cost-effective solution for this scenario would be option D: Store the credentials in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store and retrieve them using the GetParameter API operation. AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store is a service that enables storage of key-value pairs and secrets as parameters. It provides secure, hierarchical storage for configuration data management and secrets management. In this case, the application's credentials for accessing the geolocation APIs can be stored securely in the Parameter Store, and the application can retrieve the credentials as needed by using the GetParameter API operation. This solution is cost-effective because AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store is a free service, with users only paying for the storage and API request charges. It is also easy to use and integrates well with other AWS services.

D is more cost effective

AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store looks most cost effective https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/pricing/

Secret Manager for credentials