SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company uses AWS Organizations and wants to implement a data perimeter across all accounts to ensure that data can only be accessed from approved networks. Which combination of controls should be used to enforce this perimeter?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse resource-level policies (like S3 bucket policies) with organization-wide controls (SCPs), or they mistake detective controls (AWS Config) for preventive controls, leading them to choose options that only partially address the requirement or are reactive rather than proactive.
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 service control policies with aws:SourceIp and aws:SourceVpc conditions.
Service control policies (SCPs) in AWS Organizations can enforce a data perimeter by restricting access based on network origin using the `aws:SourceIp` and `aws:SourceVpc` condition keys. This approach works across all accounts in the organization, ensuring that only requests from approved networks (e.g., specific IP ranges or VPCs) are allowed, regardless of individual account configurations.
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 S3 bucket policies with aws:SourceIp condition.
Why it's wrong here
This only applies to S3, not all services.
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Use AWS Config rules to detect and alert on non-compliant access.
Why it's wrong here
Config rules only detect, not enforce.
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Use network ACLs in each VPC.
Why it's wrong here
NACLs are stateless and not centrally managed.
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Use service control policies with aws:SourceIp and aws:SourceVpc conditions.
Why this is correct
SCPs can deny access from unapproved networks across all services.
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