SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating a legacy .NET Framework 4.7 application to AWS. The application currently uses Windows Authentication and stores session state in-process. The company wants to minimize code changes and use AWS managed services. Which TWO strategies should the company adopt?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Migrate the application to run on Amazon EC2 instances joined to AWS Managed Microsoft AD.
AWS Managed Microsoft AD supports Windows Authentication and can integrate with EC2 without code changes. Option C is correct because ElastiCache for Redis can be used as a distributed session store, replacing in-process session state with minimal code changes (using Redis Session State Provider). Option B is wrong because .NET Core is not compatible with .NET Framework 4.7 without significant rewrite. Option D is wrong because Cognito is for external identity providers, not Windows Authentication. Option E is wrong because DynamoDB is not a drop-in replacement for in-process sessions; it requires custom code.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Migrate the application to run on Amazon EC2 instances joined to AWS Managed Microsoft AD.
Why this is correct
AWS Managed Microsoft AD supports Windows Authentication with minimal code changes.
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Rewrite the application to .NET Core and deploy on AWS Elastic Beanstalk with Amazon RDS for SQL Server.
Why it's wrong here
.NET Core is not backward compatible with .NET Framework 4.7; this requires major rewrite.
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Store session data in Amazon ElastiCache for Redis using the Redis Session State Provider.
Why this is correct
ElastiCache for Redis with the Redis Session State Provider can replace in-process sessions with minimal code changes.
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Use Amazon Cognito with an Active Directory connector for authentication.
Why it's wrong here
Cognito is designed for external identity providers, not for Windows Authentication within a Windows domain.
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Use Amazon DynamoDB to persist session state.
Why it's wrong here
DynamoDB is not a native session store; custom code would be required.
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