SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company has a multi-account AWS environment. They want to ensure that any new account created in the organization automatically gets a specific set of IAM roles and AWS Config rules deployed. Which solution requires the least manual effort?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse the capabilities of SCPs (which only deny or allow actions) with the resource-provisioning capabilities of CloudFormation StackSets, leading them to incorrectly select Option C.
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
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Use AWS CloudFormation StackSets with automatic deployment to the organization.
AWS CloudFormation StackSets with automatic deployment to the organization is the correct solution because it allows you to define a set of AWS resources (IAM roles, Config rules) as a CloudFormation template and automatically deploy it to every account in the organization, including newly created accounts, without any manual intervention. StackSets can be configured to deploy to all accounts in the organization or specific OUs, and they automatically handle the deployment to new accounts as they join the organization.
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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Use AWS Organizations and attach a tag policy that requires the roles and rules.
Why it's wrong here
Tag policies cannot create resources.
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Use AWS CloudFormation StackSets with automatic deployment to the organization.
Why this is correct
StackSets can automatically deploy stacks to new accounts when enabled.
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Attach an SCP to the root OU that creates the roles and rules.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs cannot create resources; they only deny or allow actions.
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Use AWS Lambda to periodically scan for new accounts and deploy resources.
Why it's wrong here
This is less efficient than StackSets.
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