This DOP-C02 practice question tests your understanding of security and compliance. 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.
Which TWO AWS services can be used to centrally manage and enforce security policies across multiple accounts? (Choose 2.)
Amazon S3
Why wrong: S3 is object storage, not policy management.
Amazon CloudWatch
Why wrong: CloudWatch is for monitoring, not policy management.
AWS Organizations
Organizations allows central management of service control policies (SCPs).
AWS Control Tower
Control Tower provides automated governance and policy enforcement.
AWS Lambda
Why wrong: Lambda is a compute service, not for policy management.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
AWS Organizations
AWS Organizations allows you to centrally manage and enforce security policies across multiple accounts by using Service Control Policies (SCPs). SCPs define the maximum permissions for accounts in an organization, enabling you to restrict access to services or actions without requiring per-account configuration. AWS Control Tower provides a managed service that automates the setup of a multi-account environment with pre-built guardrails, which are implemented using SCPs and AWS Config rules to enforce security and compliance policies consistently.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Amazon S3
Why it's wrong here
S3 is object storage, not policy management.
Amazon CloudWatch
Why it's wrong here
CloudWatch is for monitoring, not policy management.
AWS Organizations
Why this is correct
Organizations allows central management of service control policies (SCPs).
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
AWS Control Tower
Why this is correct
Control Tower provides automated governance and policy enforcement.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
AWS Lambda
Why it's wrong here
Lambda is a compute service, not for policy management.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse AWS Organizations with AWS Control Tower, thinking they are mutually exclusive, but Control Tower actually builds on Organizations to provide a higher-level managed governance solution, making both correct for central policy enforcement.
Detailed technical explanation
Service Control Policies (SCPs) in AWS Organizations are JSON-based policies that specify the maximum permissions for member accounts, effectively acting as a guardrail that cannot be overridden by IAM policies within those accounts. AWS Control Tower uses SCPs as 'guardrails' (either preventive or detective) and integrates with AWS Config to enforce compliance rules, such as requiring encryption for specific resources. A subtle behavior is that SCPs do not grant permissions—they only restrict them, so you must still attach IAM policies to users and roles for actual access.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
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.
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Security and Compliance — This question tests Security and Compliance — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: AWS Organizations — AWS Organizations allows you to centrally manage and enforce security policies across multiple accounts by using Service Control Policies (SCPs). SCPs define the maximum permissions for accounts in an organization, enabling you to restrict access to services or actions without requiring per-account configuration. AWS Control Tower provides a managed service that automates the setup of a multi-account environment with pre-built guardrails, which are implemented using SCPs and AWS Config rules to enforce security and compliance policies consistently.
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Last reviewed: Jun 24, 2026
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