- A
Create an SCP that denies actions to disable CloudTrail and AWS Config, and use AWS CloudFormation StackSets to deploy the baseline resources to all accounts in the organization.
SCPs enforce prevention, and StackSets automate deployment.
- B
Use IAM roles with a trust policy that allows the management account to deploy CloudTrail and AWS Config, and use AWS Lambda to monitor for changes.
Why wrong: This does not prevent disabling of controls; it only reacts after changes.
- C
Use AWS Control Tower to set up the baseline and enforce it via preventive guardrails.
Why wrong: Control Tower preventive guardrails use SCPs but are limited to a subset of controls; custom baselines require additional setup.
- D
Use AWS Organizations to create an SCP that deploys AWS Config rules and CloudTrail via AWS CloudFormation StackSets.
Why wrong: SCPs cannot deploy resources; they only deny or allow actions.
SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
This SAP-C02 practice question tests your understanding of design solutions for organizational complexity. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A multinational company is implementing a multi-account strategy using AWS Organizations. The security team needs to ensure that all newly created accounts automatically have a specific baseline CloudTrail trail and a set of AWS Config rules applied. The company also wants to enforce that no account can disable these controls. Which solution should be used?
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
Create an SCP that denies actions to disable CloudTrail and AWS Config, and use AWS CloudFormation StackSets to deploy the baseline resources to all accounts in the organization.
Option A is correct because it combines an SCP that denies actions to disable CloudTrail and AWS Config (e.g., `cloudtrail:StopLogging`, `config:DeleteConfigRule`) with AWS CloudFormation StackSets to deploy the baseline resources across all accounts in the organization. The SCP enforces that no account (including root users) can disable the controls, while StackSets automatically deploy the CloudTrail trail and Config rules to new accounts as they join the organization. This meets both the automatic deployment and enforcement requirements.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Create an SCP that denies actions to disable CloudTrail and AWS Config, and use AWS CloudFormation StackSets to deploy the baseline resources to all accounts in the organization.
Why this is correct
SCPs enforce prevention, and StackSets automate deployment.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Use IAM roles with a trust policy that allows the management account to deploy CloudTrail and AWS Config, and use AWS Lambda to monitor for changes.
Why it's wrong here
This does not prevent disabling of controls; it only reacts after changes.
- ✗
Use AWS Control Tower to set up the baseline and enforce it via preventive guardrails.
Why it's wrong here
Control Tower preventive guardrails use SCPs but are limited to a subset of controls; custom baselines require additional setup.
- ✗
Use AWS Organizations to create an SCP that deploys AWS Config rules and CloudTrail via AWS CloudFormation StackSets.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs cannot deploy resources; they only deny or allow actions.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates confuse SCPs with deployment mechanisms—SCPs only deny or allow actions, they cannot create resources, so StackSets (or similar) are required for deployment, and Control Tower guardrails are often mistaken for being able to deploy custom resources when they only enforce pre-defined policies.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, SCPs are evaluated by AWS Organizations before any IAM or resource-based policy, so they can effectively deny actions like `cloudtrail:StopLogging` or `config:DeleteConfigRule` even to the root user of a member account. CloudFormation StackSets use a self-managed or service-managed permission model to deploy stacks across accounts; when combined with automatic deployment to new accounts, the baseline is applied as soon as the account is created. A real-world scenario is a financial services company that must maintain immutable audit trails—SCPs prevent tampering, while StackSets ensure consistent deployment without manual intervention.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
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Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity — This question tests Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
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The correct answer is: Create an SCP that denies actions to disable CloudTrail and AWS Config, and use AWS CloudFormation StackSets to deploy the baseline resources to all accounts in the organization. — Option A is correct because it combines an SCP that denies actions to disable CloudTrail and AWS Config (e.g., `cloudtrail:StopLogging`, `config:DeleteConfigRule`) with AWS CloudFormation StackSets to deploy the baseline resources across all accounts in the organization. The SCP enforces that no account (including root users) can disable the controls, while StackSets automatically deploy the CloudTrail trail and Config rules to new accounts as they join the organization. This meets both the automatic deployment and enforcement requirements.
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