DBS-C01 Management and Operations Practice Question
Exhibit
Given the following IAM policy:
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"rds:CreateDBSnapshot",
"rds:DescribeDBSnapshots"
],
"Resource": "*"
},
{
"Effect": "Deny",
"Action": "rds:DeleteDBSnapshot",
"Resource": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:snapshot:prod-*"
}
]
}Refer to the exhibit. A database engineer is assigned this IAM policy. Which of the following actions can the engineer perform? (Choose two.)
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
✓
Describe all automated snapshots
The IAM policy includes an Allow statement for 'rds:DescribeDBSnapshots' on all resources, so the engineer can describe any snapshot, including automated snapshots (Option A). It also includes an Allow statement for 'rds:CreateDBSnapshot' on all resources, allowing creation of a manual snapshot with any name, such as 'test-snapshot' (Option E). There is no Allow statement for 'rds:DeleteDBSnapshot', and a Deny statement explicitly blocks deletion of snapshots with names starting with 'prod-'. Therefore, deleting any manual snapshot (Options B, C, D) is not permitted. The correct answers are A and E.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Describe all automated snapshots
Why this is correct
The Allow statement permits DescribeDBSnapshots for all resources.
- ✗
Delete a manual snapshot named dev-snapshot
Why it's wrong here
There is no Allow statement for DeleteDBSnapshot, so deletion is implicitly denied.
- ✗
Delete a manual snapshot named prod-database-snapshot
Why it's wrong here
The Deny statement explicitly denies deletion of snapshots matching 'prod-*'.
- ✗
Delete a manual snapshot named prod-backup
Why it's wrong here
The Deny statement blocks deletion of snapshots with names starting with 'prod-', and there is no Allow for Delete.
- ✓
Create a manual snapshot named test-snapshot
Why this is correct
The Allow statement permits CreateDBSnapshot for all resources.
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