DEA-C01 Data Security and Governance Practice Question
A company wants to grant cross-account access to an S3 bucket without using IAM roles. The data engineer needs to write a bucket policy that allows another AWS account to list objects. Which Principal should be specified in the bucket policy?
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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The AWS account ID of the other account
Specifying the AWS account ID of the other account as the Principal in the bucket policy grants cross-account access to all users and roles in that account, allowing them to list objects. Option A is incorrect because the owning account's ID would grant access to itself, not the other account. Option C is incorrect because specifying an IAM user ARN would restrict access to only that user, not the entire account. Option D is incorrect because the root user is a specific principal, not the account-wide access needed for cross-account delegation.
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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The AWS account ID that owns the bucket
Why it's wrong here
The owner account already has access.
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The AWS account ID of the other account
Why this is correct
The Principal should be the other account's ID.
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The IAM user ARN in the other account
Why it's wrong here
This would grant access to a specific user, not the account.
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The root user of the other account
Why it's wrong here
Root user is not recommended for granting access.
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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