SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company manages multiple AWS accounts using AWS Organizations. The security team needs to enforce that all newly created accounts automatically have a specific set of security controls, including AWS Config rules and an AWS CloudTrail trail. Which solution meets these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse AWS Config conformance packs (which only handle Config rules) with the broader infrastructure deployment capability of CloudFormation StackSets, leading them to choose Option A even though it cannot deploy CloudTrail trails.
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 Organizations with AWS CloudFormation StackSets to automatically deploy the security stack to new accounts.
AWS Organizations integrates directly with AWS CloudFormation StackSets to automatically deploy stacks across accounts in an organization. By configuring StackSets with automatic deployment enabled, any new account added to the organization will automatically receive the specified security stack (including AWS Config rules and CloudTrail trail) without any manual intervention or additional orchestration. This approach minimizes operational overhead by leveraging native AWS 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 conformance packs to deploy rules across accounts.
Why it's wrong here
Conformance packs do not automatically apply to new accounts without additional automation.
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Use AWS Lambda functions triggered by AWS CloudTrail events to create a new stack in each new account.
Why it's wrong here
Custom scripts increase operational overhead and require maintenance.
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Use AWS Organizations with AWS CloudFormation StackSets to automatically deploy the security stack to new accounts.
Why this is correct
StackSets automatically deploy stacks to specified accounts and regions, including new accounts added to the organization.
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Use AWS Service Catalog to create a portfolio that includes the security stack and grant access to new accounts.
Why it's wrong here
Service Catalog requires users to launch products manually.
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