This DVA-C02 practice question tests your understanding of deployment. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Refer to the exhibit. A developer created this CloudFormation template to host a static website. After deployment, the website returns 403 Forbidden errors. What is the most likely cause?
Clue words in this question
Noticing these words before you look at the options changes how you read each choice.
Clue: "most likely"
Why it matters: Probability qualifier — the question wants the most probable cause or outcome, not a guaranteed one. Eliminate low-probability options.
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
The bucket does not have static website hosting enabled.
The 403 Forbidden error indicates that the S3 bucket is not configured to serve static content. For a static website hosted on S3, the bucket must have static website hosting enabled under the Properties tab, which generates a website endpoint (e.g., http://bucket-name.s3-website-region.amazonaws.com). Without this setting, S3 treats requests as standard REST API calls and returns 403 Forbidden because the bucket policy (if any) does not grant public read access via the REST endpoint, or the bucket is not configured for website hosting at all.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
✗
The bucket has versioning enabled, which blocks public access.
Why it's wrong here
Versioning does not block public access.
✗
The bucket name is not unique.
Why it's wrong here
The bucket name is unique as per the template.
✗
The bucket policy does not allow public access.
Why it's wrong here
The policy allows Principal '*' which is public.
✓
The bucket does not have static website hosting enabled.
Why this is correct
Static website hosting must be enabled for the bucket to serve content.
Clue confirmation
The clue word "most likely" in the question point toward this answer.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often assume a public bucket policy alone is sufficient for static website hosting, but they overlook the mandatory step of enabling static website hosting on the bucket, which is a separate configuration from the bucket policy.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
S3 provides two distinct endpoints: the REST API endpoint (bucket-name.s3.amazonaws.com) and the static website endpoint (bucket-name.s3-website-region.amazonaws.com). The static website endpoint only works when the bucket is explicitly enabled for static website hosting, which also requires a public bucket policy granting s3:GetObject to 'Principal': '*' for anonymous access. Without this configuration, requests to the website endpoint return 403 Forbidden because S3 does not automatically serve objects as a web server; it requires explicit hosting configuration and a permissive policy.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.
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
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
Deployment — This question tests Deployment — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: The bucket does not have static website hosting enabled. — The 403 Forbidden error indicates that the S3 bucket is not configured to serve static content. For a static website hosted on S3, the bucket must have static website hosting enabled under the Properties tab, which generates a website endpoint (e.g., http://bucket-name.s3-website-region.amazonaws.com). Without this setting, S3 treats requests as standard REST API calls and returns 403 Forbidden because the bucket policy (if any) does not grant public read access via the REST endpoint, or the bucket is not configured for website hosting at all.
What should I do if I get this DVA-C02 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
Are there clue words in this question I should notice?
Yes — watch for: "most likely". Probability qualifier — the question wants the most probable cause or outcome, not a guaranteed one. Eliminate low-probability options.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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