SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A startup is deploying a multi-account AWS environment using AWS Organizations. They have a central logging account where all VPC Flow Logs and CloudTrail logs are stored in an S3 bucket. The security team requires that all accounts in the organization, including future accounts, automatically send logs to this central bucket. They also want to prevent any account from disabling logging. Which solution meets these requirements?
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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Create an organization trail in CloudTrail and store logs in the central bucket. Attach an SCP to the root that denies s3:PutBucketPolicy for the central bucket.
AWS Organizations allows you to create service control policies (SCPs) that can deny actions across accounts. Using an SCP to deny the s3:PutBucketPolicy action on the central bucket ensures that no account can change the bucket policy to block log delivery. Additionally, enabling CloudTrail for all regions and all accounts with an organization trail ensures automatic log delivery. Option C meets both requirements.
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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Set up VPC Flow Logs at the VPC level and CloudTrail at the account level, then use Lambda to copy logs to the central bucket.
Why it's wrong here
This is complex and not automatic for new accounts; does not prevent disabling.
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Use AWS Config rules to detect when logs are not being sent and automatically re-enable logging.
Why it's wrong here
This is reactive, not preventive; logging can be disabled before detection.
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Create an organization trail in CloudTrail and store logs in the central bucket. Attach an SCP to the root that denies s3:PutBucketPolicy for the central bucket.
Why this is correct
Organization trail automatically applies to all accounts; SCP prevents disabling logging by blocking bucket policy changes.
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Create individual trails per account and use S3 cross-region replication to copy logs to the central bucket.
Why it's wrong here
Individual trails require manual setup for new accounts and don't prevent disabling logging.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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