127. Can I store sensitive information in environment variables?
For sensitive information, its better to use client-side encryption using AWS Key Management Service and store the resulting values as ciphertext in your environment variable. You will need to include logic in your AWS Lambda function code to decrypt these values.
128. How can I manage my AWS Lambda functions?
You can easily list, delete, update, and monitor your Lambda functions using the dashboard in the AWS Lambda console. You can also use the AWS CLI and AWS SDK to manage your Lambda functions.
129. What is an AWS Lambda function?
The code you run on AWS Lambda is uploaded as a Lambda function. Each function has associated configuration information, such as its name, description, entry point, and resource requirements. The code must be written in a ‘stateless’ style i.e. it should assume there is no affinity to the underlying compute infrastructure. Local file system access, child processes, and similar artifacts may not extend beyond the lifetime of the request, and any persistent state should be stored in Amazon S3, Amazon DynamoDB, or another Internet-available storage service. Lambda functions can include libraries, even native ones.
130. Will AWS Lambda reuse function instances?
To improve performance, AWS Lambda may choose to retain an instance of your function and reuse it to serve a subsequent request, rather than creating a new copy.
131. Can I share code across functions?
Yes, you can package any code (frameworks, SDKs, libraries, and more) as a Lambda Layer and manage and share them easily across multiple functions.
132. How do I monitor an AWS Lambda function?
AWS Lambda automatically monitors Lambda functions on your behalf, reporting real-time metrics through Amazon CloudWatch, including total requests, account-level and function-level concurrency usage, latency, error rates, and throttled requests. You can view statistics for each of your Lambda functions via the Amazon CloudWatch console or through the AWS Lambda console. You can also call third-party monitoring APIs in your Lambda function.
133. How do I use an AWS Lambda function to process records in an Amazon Kinesis stream?
From the AWS Lambda console, you can select a Lambda function and associate it with an Amazon Kinesis stream owned by the same account.
