DEA-C01 Data Security and Governance Practice Question
A company is designing a data lake on Amazon S3. The security team requires granular access control based on data classifications. Which TWO AWS services can be used together to implement attribute-based access control (ABAC) for objects in S3?
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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Amazon S3 object tags
IAM policies support ABAC by using condition keys based on resource tags. S3 object tags allow you to attach metadata to objects, and these tags can be referenced in IAM policy conditions to control access. This combination enables granular, attribute-based access control for S3 objects. AWS Lake Formation also supports ABAC, but it is primarily used for managing permissions on a data lake catalog, not directly on S3 objects; the most direct and commonly used services for ABAC on S3 objects are IAM and S3 object tags. AWS Secrets Manager is for managing secrets, KMS is for encryption keys, and neither provides access control based on object attributes.
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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AWS Secrets Manager
Why it's wrong here
AWS Secrets Manager is used for managing secrets, not for attribute-based access control.
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AWS Lake Formation
Why it's wrong here
AWS Lake Formation supports ABAC for data lake permissions, but the question asks for two services to implement ABAC for objects in S3. The correct pair is S3 object tags and IAM.
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Amazon S3 object tags
Why this is correct
Amazon S3 object tags can be used as condition keys in IAM policies to implement attribute-based access control (ABAC) for S3 objects.
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AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Why this is correct
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies can evaluate tags to grant access based on attributes, enabling ABAC when combined with S3 object tags.
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AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
Why it's wrong here
AWS KMS is used for encryption key management and does not provide access control based on attributes.
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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