SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company uses AWS Control Tower to manage a multi-account environment. The security team needs to ensure that all accounts have AWS CloudTrail enabled and that logs are delivered to a central S3 bucket. What is the BEST way to achieve this?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently assume SCPs can enforce service enablement (like enabling CloudTrail), but SCPs only control permissions—they cannot enable services or resources; they can only prevent disabling of existing configurations.
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 the AWS CloudTrail setup provided by Control Tower, which automatically enables a trail for all accounts in the organization.
AWS Control Tower provides an integrated CloudTrail setup that automatically creates and manages a central trail for all accounts in the organization. This trail is deployed using AWS CloudFormation StackSets and delivers logs to a centralized S3 bucket, ensuring compliance without manual intervention or custom automation. This is the best approach because it is native, fully managed, and aligns with Control Tower's governance model.
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 an AWS Lambda function that runs periodically to enable CloudTrail in accounts where it is disabled.
Why it's wrong here
Lambda is possible but not the best practice; Control Tower already provides this.
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Create an AWS Config rule in each account to enable CloudTrail if it is disabled.
Why it's wrong here
Config rules can detect but not automatically enable; custom remediation is needed.
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Use an SCP to require CloudTrail to be enabled in each account.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs can only deny or allow actions, not enable services.
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Use the AWS CloudTrail setup provided by Control Tower, which automatically enables a trail for all accounts in the organization.
Why this is correct
Control Tower automatically sets up a CloudTrail trail in the management account that logs all accounts.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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