Question 850
A publicly exposed DAB instance floods SQL with unauthenticated expensive read requests. What is the MOST relevant technical distinction in this situation?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Autoscaling the API does not eliminate downstream database exhaustion or unauthorized access. This explains why the corrective action is to harden ingress, authentication, rate limiting and query bounds before production exposure. Confirm the diagnosis when load tests enforce limits and approved users retain service.
Incorrect Answers
Publishing the API does not grant the host network or SQL access automatically. The actual technical constraint is that autoscaling the API does not eliminate downstream database exhaustion or unauthorized access.
REST endpoint mapping supplies predictable URLs and HTTP operations. The actual technical constraint is that autoscaling the API does not eliminate downstream database exhaustion or unauthorized access.
GraphQL can request related fields through a typed schema rather than repeated round trips. The actual technical constraint is that autoscaling the API does not eliminate downstream database exhaustion or unauthorized access.