SAP-C02 Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions Practice Question
A company runs a containerized application on Amazon ECS with Fargate. They want to improve the security of their container images without slowing down the CI/CD pipeline. Which THREE measures should they implement?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse 'improving security' with 'adding manual steps' (Option B) or 'encrypting images' (Option C), failing to recognize that the question explicitly requires measures that do not slow down the CI/CD pipeline, making automated, integrated solutions (scanning, signing, and gated approvals) the correct choices.
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 CodePipeline with approval gates for security checks.
AWS CodePipeline with approval gates allows you to introduce manual or automated approval steps that can enforce security checks (e.g., vulnerability scan results, policy compliance) before a container image is promoted to production. This ensures that security validation occurs without blocking the entire CI/CD pipeline—only the deployment stage is gated, preserving pipeline speed for earlier stages like build and test.
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 CodePipeline with approval gates for security checks.
Why this is correct
Approval gates allow security review without manual scanning.
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Require manual vulnerability scanning before each deployment.
Why it's wrong here
Manual scanning is slow and inconsistent.
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Encrypt all container images using AWS KMS.
Why it's wrong here
Encryption protects data at rest but does not address vulnerabilities.
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Integrate Amazon ECR scanning into the CI/CD pipeline.
Why this is correct
Automated scanning finds vulnerabilities early.
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Implement image signing using AWS Signer.
Why this is correct
Signing ensures image integrity and provenance.
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