SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company has multiple AWS accounts and wants to centrally manage VPC flow logs for all accounts. The flow logs should be sent to a central S3 bucket in the logging account. The solution must be automated for new accounts added to the organization. What should the team do?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to think SCPs can enforce resource configurations like enabling flow logs, but SCPs only control permissions and cannot create or configure resources; they must be combined with automation tools like StackSets or AWS Config rules with auto-remediation.
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 to deploy a VPC flow log configuration to all accounts and regions, and configure the S3 bucket policy to allow cross-account delivery from all accounts.
AWS CloudFormation StackSets can deploy a VPC flow log configuration across multiple accounts and regions in an AWS Organization, and the central S3 bucket policy must allow cross-account delivery from all accounts. This approach automates the deployment for new accounts as they are added to the organization, meeting the requirement for centralized management and automation.
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 Config rules to detect missing flow logs and send alerts to the security team.
Why it's wrong here
Does not automatically enable flow logs.
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Use AWS CloudFormation StackSets to deploy a VPC flow log configuration to all accounts and regions, and configure the S3 bucket policy to allow cross-account delivery from all accounts.
Why this is correct
StackSets automate deployment across accounts and regions.
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Use an SCP to require that VPC flow logs be enabled.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs cannot enable features; they only deny or allow actions.
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Manually enable VPC flow logs in each account and region, and specify the central S3 bucket as the destination.
Why it's wrong here
Does not scale to many accounts.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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