SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company has a multi-account AWS environment with a central security account. The security team wants to implement a solution that allows them to centrally manage and audit IAM permissions across all accounts. Which THREE services should be combined to achieve this?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse AWS Config's compliance evaluation with IAM permission management, but Config does not enforce or audit IAM permissions across accounts—it only checks resource configurations against rules.
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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AWS Organizations
AWS Organizations is correct because it provides a centralized governance framework for managing multiple AWS accounts, enabling the security team to apply service control policies (SCPs) that centrally restrict IAM permissions across all member accounts. This allows the security account to enforce permission boundaries and audit IAM actions at the organizational level.
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 Organizations
Why this is correct
Organizations provides a central view and management of all accounts.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
Config tracks resource configuration but does not audit IAM permissions.
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AWS IAM Access Analyzer
Why this is correct
Access Analyzer helps identify resources shared with external entities.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why this is correct
CloudTrail logs all IAM-related API calls for audit.
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Amazon GuardDuty
Why it's wrong here
GuardDuty detects threats, not IAM permission audit.
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