The correct answer is AWS Organizations and AWS Config. AWS Organizations enables you to centrally manage multiple accounts and enforce security policies through service control policies (SCPs), which act as a permission guardrail across all member accounts. AWS Config complements this by allowing you to define and enforce compliance rules—such as requiring encryption or restricting public access—that can be applied across accounts and automatically remediate noncompliant resources. On the AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty ANS-C01 exam, this pairing tests your understanding of centralized governance versus per-account tools; a common trap is choosing IAM, which is account-specific and cannot enforce policies across accounts, or CloudTrail, which is for auditing and logging, not enforcement. Remember the mnemonic: “Organizations sets the guardrails, Config enforces the rules.”
ANS-C01 Network Security, Compliance and Governance Practice Question
This ANS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of network security, compliance and governance. 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.
Which TWO AWS services can be used to centrally manage and enforce security policies across multiple accounts? (Choose two.)
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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AWS Config
Options B and C are correct. AWS Organizations allows you to centrally manage accounts and apply service control policies (SCPs). AWS Config can enforce rules across accounts. Option A is wrong because IAM is per-account. Option D is wrong because CloudTrail is for logging, not policy enforcement. Option E is wrong because VPC Flow Logs are for network monitoring.
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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AWS Config
Why this is correct
Can evaluate resource configurations against desired policies across accounts.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Amazon VPC Flow Logs
Why it's wrong here
Captures network traffic metadata but does not enforce security policies.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail logs API calls but does not enforce policies.
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AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Why it's wrong here
IAM is per-account and does not centrally manage multiple accounts.
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AWS Organizations
Why this is correct
Provides centralized management of accounts and allows SCPs to enforce policies.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
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.
Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
→Underline the problem statement mentally.
→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 company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Identify which ANS-C01 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
Network Security, Compliance and Governance — This question tests Network Security, Compliance and Governance — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: AWS Config — Options B and C are correct. AWS Organizations allows you to centrally manage accounts and apply service control policies (SCPs). AWS Config can enforce rules across accounts. Option A is wrong because IAM is per-account. Option D is wrong because CloudTrail is for logging, not policy enforcement. Option E is wrong because VPC Flow Logs are for network monitoring.
What should I do if I get this ANS-C01 question wrong?
Identify which ANS-C01 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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