The correct approach is to use AWS Control Tower lifecycle events and customizations to deploy the Config rule and set up automatic remediation. This works because Control Tower’s lifecycle events trigger customizations—such as AWS CloudFormation templates or Service Catalog portfolios—that enforce baseline rules across all accounts in the landing zone. When drift occurs (e.g., a rule is deleted or modified), the lifecycle event detects the change and automatically reapplies the desired configuration, ensuring continuous compliance. On the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional SAP-C02 exam, this scenario tests your understanding of how Control Tower enforces governance at scale, often appearing as a trap where candidates mistakenly choose AWS Config alone or unrelated services like EC2 Auto Scaling. A key memory tip is to think of Control Tower as the “guardian” that watches for drift and uses lifecycle events as its “reflex” to snap configurations back into place.
SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
This SAP-C02 practice question tests your understanding of design solutions for organizational complexity. The scenario asks you to isolate a root cause — eliminate options that address a different problem before choosing. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company is using AWS Control Tower to manage a multi-account environment. The security team needs to ensure that all accounts have a specific AWS Config rule enabled and that any drift is automatically remediated. Which approach should be used?
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 Control Tower lifecycle events and customizations to deploy the Config rule and set up automatic remediation.
Option A is correct because Control Tower uses lifecycle events and customizations (like AWS Config rules) to detect and remediate drift. Option B is wrong because EC2 Auto Scaling is unrelated. Option C is wrong because AWS Config cannot enforce rules across all accounts without additional configuration like Control Tower. Option D is wrong because CloudTrail does not enforce rules.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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 EC2 Auto Scaling to apply the Config rule to all accounts.
Why it's wrong here
EC2 Auto Scaling is for compute resources, not Config rules.
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Use AWS Control Tower lifecycle events and customizations to deploy the Config rule and set up automatic remediation.
Why this is correct
Control Tower provides governance and drift detection.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Use AWS CloudTrail to monitor for accounts without the Config rule and trigger a Lambda function to add it.
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail logs API calls; it does not monitor Config rule status.
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Use AWS Config to create a conformance pack that applies the rule, and use an SCP to require it.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs cannot enforce Config rules.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
→Underline the problem statement mentally.
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A cloud solutions architect for a retail company is evaluating services for a new workload. The correct answer here reflects best practice for the specific scenario described — not a general cloud recommendation. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Cloud exam questions reward reading the constraint carefully: the same technology can be right or wrong depending on the use case.
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Identify which SAP-C02 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity — This question tests Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Use AWS Control Tower lifecycle events and customizations to deploy the Config rule and set up automatic remediation. — Option A is correct because Control Tower uses lifecycle events and customizations (like AWS Config rules) to detect and remediate drift. Option B is wrong because EC2 Auto Scaling is unrelated. Option C is wrong because AWS Config cannot enforce rules across all accounts without additional configuration like Control Tower. Option D is wrong because CloudTrail does not enforce rules.
What should I do if I get this SAP-C02 question wrong?
Identify which SAP-C02 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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