SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company uses AWS Organizations and wants to delegate administration of AWS IAM Identity Center (successor to AWS SSO) to a member account. Which step is required to set this up?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse generic cross-account role delegation (like creating an IAM role in a member account) with the specific AWS Organizations delegated administrator feature, which requires explicit registration from the management account and is not achieved by simply creating roles or policies.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Use the management account to designate the member account as a delegated administrator for IAM Identity Center.
To delegate administration of IAM Identity Center to a member account, you must use the AWS Organizations management account to register that member account as a delegated administrator for IAM Identity Center. This is done via the AWS Organizations console or API (RegisterDelegatedAdministrator), which grants the member account the necessary permissions to manage IAM Identity Center settings, users, and groups without requiring full management account access. Only the management account can designate delegated administrators, and this action is specific to IAM Identity Center within AWS Organizations.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Use the management account to designate the member account as a delegated administrator for IAM Identity Center.
Why this is correct
This is the standard AWS procedure.
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Enable AWS Organizations and create an admin role in the member account.
Why it's wrong here
Organizations must already be enabled.
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Create a new OU for the delegated administrator account.
Why it's wrong here
OUs are not required for delegation.
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Attach an SCP to allow IAM Identity Center actions in the member account.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs are not needed for delegation; the management account delegates.
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