SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company wants to use AWS IAM Identity Center (successor to AWS SSO) to provide single sign-on access to multiple AWS accounts. They have an existing Microsoft Active Directory and want to synchronize users and groups. Which TWO actions should be taken to set this up?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse AD Connector (which only proxies authentication) with AWS Managed Microsoft AD (which provides a full directory that can be synchronized with IAM Identity Center), leading them to incorrectly select option C as a valid identity source for IAM Identity Center.
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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Set up AWS Managed Microsoft AD in the management account and configure IAM Identity Center to use it as the identity source.
AWS IAM Identity Center can use AWS Managed Microsoft AD as its identity source, enabling seamless synchronization of users and groups from an existing on-premises Active Directory via a two-way forest trust. This eliminates the need for manual import and provides a managed, highly available directory service that integrates directly with IAM Identity Center for single sign-on across multiple AWS accounts.
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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Create an IAM Identity Center identity store and manually import users from Active Directory.
Why it's wrong here
Manual import is not scalable.
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Set up AWS Managed Microsoft AD in the management account and configure IAM Identity Center to use it as the identity source.
Why this is correct
Managed AD integrates with IAM Identity Center.
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Install the AWS Directory Service AD Connector and point it to the on-premises Active Directory.
Why it's wrong here
AD Connector does not support IAM Identity Center sync.
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Create permission sets in IAM Identity Center for each job function and assign them to groups.
Why this is correct
Permission sets determine access levels.
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Configure AWS CloudTrail to log all sign-in events.
Why it's wrong here
Not required for setup.
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