This DVA-C02 practice question tests your understanding of security. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. 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.
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 user is denied from deleting the object.
The IAM policy includes an explicit Deny statement that denies the s3:DeleteObject action when the request originates from IP address 198.51.100.5. In AWS IAM, an explicit Deny overrides any Allow statement, so the user is denied from deleting the object regardless of any Allow permissions.
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.
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The user is denied from deleting the object.
Why this is correct
The Deny statement blocks DeleteObject from IPs outside 203.0.113.0/24.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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The user can delete the object because the Allow statement grants all actions on the bucket.
Why it's wrong here
The Allow only lists GetObject and PutObject, not DeleteObject.
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The user can delete the object because there is no explicit Deny for their IP.
The user can delete the object because the Deny condition is met.
Why it's wrong here
The Deny condition denies when IP is not in the range; the user's IP is not in the range, so Deny applies.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often assume an Allow statement alone grants access, forgetting that an explicit Deny with a matching condition takes precedence and blocks the action.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
AWS IAM policy evaluation follows a default-deny model: all requests are implicitly denied unless an Allow statement applies, but an explicit Deny always overrides any Allow. The policy's Condition block uses the aws:SourceIp key to match the requester's IP address, and when the condition evaluates to true, the Deny effect is enforced. This is a common pattern for enforcing network-based access controls, such as blocking delete operations from untrusted IP ranges.
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.
What to study next
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Security — This question tests Security — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: The user is denied from deleting the object. — The IAM policy includes an explicit Deny statement that denies the s3:DeleteObject action when the request originates from IP address 198.51.100.5. In AWS IAM, an explicit Deny overrides any Allow statement, so the user is denied from deleting the object regardless of any Allow permissions.
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.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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