AIF-C01 Practice Question: Security, Compliance, and Governance for AI Solutions
A company wants to enforce strict data residency for training data used in SageMaker. The data must never leave a specific AWS Region. Which THREE actions should they take? (Choose 3)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Use KMS customer managed keys specific to the region
To enforce data residency, the company must use a VPC in the desired region, configure S3 bucket policies to block cross-region access, and use KMS keys regional to that region.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Use KMS customer managed keys specific to the region
Why this is correct
Regional KMS keys ensure data can only be decrypted in that region.
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Use AWS KMS multi-Region keys to encrypt data
Why it's wrong here
Multi-Region keys allow decryption in multiple regions, violating data residency.
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Use S3 bucket policies to deny access if the request originates from outside the region
Why this is correct
Bucket policies can deny access based on source IP or region condition keys.
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Enable cross-region replication for the S3 bucket
Why it's wrong here
Cross-region replication would copy data to another region, violating data residency.
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Create a VPC in the desired region and place all SageMaker resources in that VPC
Why this is correct
VPC isolation ensures resources stay within the region.
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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