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ISC Governance Risk And Compliance Practice Question

An ISSAP architect is designing a multi-region deployment on AWS. To ensure data sovereignty compliance for GDPR, which S3 configuration strategy must be enforced using Service Control Policies (SCPs)?

Answer choices

Why each option matters

Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.

Correct answer & explanation

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Enforce s3:RequestedRegion in a Deny statement.

Using 's3:RequestedRegion' in an SCP allows for the restriction of bucket creation to specific geographic regions, which is a common requirement for data sovereignty.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

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Enable S3 Object Lock in compliance mode.
Why it's wrong here
This is for data integrity/WORM, not geography.
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Utilize S3 Access Points per region.
Why it's wrong here
Access points manage granular access, not geographic location of data.
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Enforce s3:RequestedRegion in a Deny statement.
Why this is correct
This explicitly prevents bucket creation in unauthorized regions.
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Configure S3 Cross-Region Replication with filter.
Why it's wrong here
This is for data movement, not policy enforcement.

Quick reference

AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison

Storage Class	Min Duration	Retrieval	Use Case
S3 Standard	None	Immediate	Frequently accessed data
S3 Standard-IA	30 days	Immediate	Infrequent access, rapid retrieval
S3 One Zone-IA	30 days	Immediate	Non-critical infrequent data
S3 Intelligent-Tiering	None	Immediate–hours	Unknown or changing access patterns
S3 Glacier Instant	90 days	Milliseconds	Archive with instant retrieval
S3 Glacier Flexible	90 days	Minutes–hours	Archive, flexible retrieval
S3 Glacier Deep Archive	180 days	Hours	Long-term compliance archive

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