A user has created an application which will be hosted on EC2. The application makes calls to DynamoDB to fetch certain data. The application is using the DynamoDB SDK to connect with from the EC2 instance. Which of the below mentioned statements is true with respect to the best practice for security in this scenario?
A) The user should attach an IAM role with DynamoDB access to the EC2 instance
B) The user should create an IAM user with DynamoDB access and use its credentials within the application to connect with DynamoDB
C) The user should create an IAM role, which has EC2 access so that it will allow deploying the application
D) The user should create an IAM user with DynamoDB and EC2 access. Attach the user with the application so that it does not use the root account credentials

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Attaching an IAM role with DynamoDB access to the EC2 instance is the best practice. This allows the application to securely access DynamoDB without embedding credentials in the application code.

A User Has Created an Application Which Will Be Hosted