Question 496 of 1,660
SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company uses AWS SSO with an external identity provider. The security team needs to enforce that users in the finance department can only access the finance OU accounts. Which configuration is required?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is that candidates often overcomplicate the solution by thinking they need to modify SAML attributes or create custom IAM roles, when AWS SSO's built-in group-to-account assignment is the simplest and most secure method for controlling access to specific OUs.
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 SSO to assign the finance group to the finance OU accounts only.
AWS SSO (now AWS IAM Identity Center) allows you to assign users or groups to specific AWS accounts and OUs directly. By assigning the finance group only to the finance OU accounts, you enforce that those users can only access those accounts via the SSO portal, without needing additional SAML attributes or SCPs. This is the simplest and most direct method for controlling account access based on group membership.
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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Configure the external IdP to send a SAML attribute that AWS uses to enforce permissions.
Why it's wrong here
AWS SSO does not support attribute-based access control for account assignment.
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Use AWS SSO to assign the finance group to the finance OU accounts only.
Why this is correct
AWS SSO provides direct assignment of users/groups to accounts.
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Create an SCP that denies access to non-finance accounts for users from the finance group.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs cannot distinguish users from different IdP groups.
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Create IAM roles in each finance account and trust the IdP with a condition on the group attribute.
Why it's wrong here
This is complex and does not scale; AWS SSO simplifies.
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Last reviewed: Jul 4, 2026
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