# Shared Responsibility Model

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* **AWS:**\
  \- Takes care of **protecting and securing their actual infrastructure.**\
  \- **Any managed services** like S3, RDS, etc.\
  \- E.g. patching host OS - AWS.\

* **Customer:**\
  \- **How you use a service.**\
  \- **The application data.**\
  \- E.g. patching guest OS - Customer.\

* **Shared Controls:**\
  **- Patch Management, Configuration Management, Awareness & Training.**
