SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company uses AWS Organizations and wants to delegate administrative tasks for specific AWS services to a member account. Which AWS feature should be used?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse the broad, role-based access of cross-account IAM roles (Option C) with the specific, service-level delegation model of delegated administrators, leading them to overlook the AWS Organizations-native feature designed for this exact purpose.
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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Delegated administrator for AWS services
Delegated administrator for AWS services allows you to designate a member account in AWS Organizations to perform administrative tasks for specific AWS services, such as AWS IAM Access Analyzer or AWS Security Hub, without granting full organization management access. This feature centralizes control while distributing operational responsibilities, making it the correct choice for delegating administrative tasks for specific services.
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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AWS Control Tower
Why it's wrong here
Control Tower sets up landing zone but does not delegate service administration.
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Delegated administrator for AWS services
Why this is correct
This allows a member account to administer services like GuardDuty, Macie, etc., across the organization.
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Cross-account IAM roles
Why it's wrong here
Cross-account roles provide access but are not organization-wide delegation.
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AWS CloudTrail organization trail
Why it's wrong here
This is for logging, not administration delegation.
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