SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating a legacy application that uses a third-party identity provider (IdP) for authentication. The application currently uses SAML 2.0. The company wants to use AWS IAM Identity Center for centralized access management. What is the best approach to integrate the IdP with AWS?
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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Configure IAM Identity Center to use the existing IdP as the identity source via SAML 2.0 federation
AWS IAM Identity Center supports SAML 2.0 federation with external identity providers (IdPs). This allows centralized access management without duplicating identities. Option A is incorrect because AWS Directory Service for Microsoft AD is for Active Directory synchronization, not generic SAML federation. Option B is incorrect because creating IAM users for every employee would duplicate identities and increase administrative overhead. Option D is incorrect because Amazon Cognito user pools are designed for customer-facing applications, not for enterprise SSO with existing IdPs.
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 Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory to synchronize with the IdP
Why it's wrong here
Directory Service is for AD, not generic SAML.
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Create IAM users for each employee and assign groups and permissions
Why it's wrong here
Does not leverage existing IdP and creates management overhead.
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Configure IAM Identity Center to use the existing IdP as the identity source via SAML 2.0 federation
Why this is correct
IAM Identity Center supports SAML 2.0 federation with external IdPs.
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Use Amazon Cognito user pools with the IdP as a SAML identity provider
Why it's wrong here
Cognito is for customer-facing applications, not workforce SSO.
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