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AIF-C01 Practice Question: A company uses Amazon Rekognition to analyze…
A company uses Amazon Rekognition to analyze images stored in an S3 bucket. The security team requires that all image analysis be logged to AWS CloudTrail for auditing. What is the minimum configuration needed to meet this requirement?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse management events with data events, assuming that enabling CloudTrail for the S3 bucket automatically captures all API calls, when in fact management events only cover control-plane operations and not the object-level GetObject calls made by Rekognition.
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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Enable CloudTrail data events for the S3 bucket to capture GetObject API calls
CloudTrail data events capture S3 object-level API operations such as GetObject, which is the API call made by Amazon Rekognition when it retrieves images from the S3 bucket for analysis. By enabling data events for the S3 bucket, every GetObject request is logged to CloudTrail, providing the audit trail the security team requires. Management events alone do not capture object-level operations, and S3 server access logs are not integrated with CloudTrail for auditing.
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 Rekognition logging in the AWS Management Console
Why it's wrong here
Rekognition does not have a separate logging feature; it uses CloudTrail.
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Enable CloudTrail management events for the S3 bucket
Why it's wrong here
Management events do not capture data plane operations like GetObject.
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Enable S3 server access logs on the bucket
Why it's wrong here
Server access logs capture HTTP requests but are not integrated with CloudTrail for auditing.
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Enable CloudTrail data events for the S3 bucket to capture GetObject API calls
Why this is correct
Data events capture object-level operations; Rekognition calls GetObject when reading images.
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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