You are deploying an application on Google Cloud that requires a relational database for storage. To satisfy your company’s security policies, your application must connect to your database through an encrypted and authenticated connection that requires minimal management and integrates with Identity and Access Management (IAM). What should you do?
A. Deploy a Cloud SQL database with the SSL mode set to encrypted only, configure SSL/TLS client certificates, and configure a database user and password.
B. Deploy a Cloud SQL database with the SSL mode set to encrypted only, configure SSL/TLS client certificates, and configure IAM database authentication.
C. Deploy a Cloud SQL database and configure IAM database authentication. Access the database through the Cloud SQL Auth Proxy.
D. Deploy a Cloud SQL database and configure a database user and password. Access the database through the Cloud SQL Auth Proxy.
Answer
C