SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company is using AWS Organizations and wants to delegate administration of Amazon GuardDuty to a member account. Which of the following are required? (Choose TWO.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often assume the management account must always be the administrator for all services, but AWS allows delegating administration to a member account for services like GuardDuty, Security Hub, and Macie to follow the principle of least privilege.
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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Register the member account as a delegated administrator for GuardDuty.
AWS Organizations allows you to designate a member account as a delegated administrator for GuardDuty, which enables that account to manage GuardDuty across the organization without needing to use the management account. Option C is correct because GuardDuty must be enabled in the management account first to establish the service as the organization-level administrator before you can delegate administration to a member account.
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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The delegated administrator must be the management account.
Why it's wrong here
Delegated admin is a member account.
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Register the member account as a delegated administrator for GuardDuty.
Why this is correct
Delegation is done via the management account.
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Enable GuardDuty in the management account.
Why this is correct
GuardDuty must be enabled in the management account to delegate.
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Create an SCP that allows GuardDuty actions in the member account.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs are not required for delegation.
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Enable GuardDuty in all member accounts.
Why it's wrong here
Only the delegated account needs to be enabled.
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