SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
Exhibit
Refer to the exhibit.
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Deny",
"Action": "*",
"Resource": "*",
"Condition": {
"StringNotEquals": {
"aws:PrincipalOrgID": "o-exampleorgid"
}
}
}
]
}Refer to the exhibit. A company attaches this SCP to the root of an AWS Organization. What is the effect?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse SCPs with IAM policies, assuming SCPs grant permissions (like Option C) or apply to all principals equally (like Option D), when in fact SCPs only deny or allow permissions and are evaluated separately from IAM policies.
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
✓
All principals outside the organization are denied all actions.
The SCP explicitly denies all actions (`ec2:*`, `s3:*`, etc.) to any principal outside the organization by using a `Condition` block with `aws:PrincipalOrgID` set to the organization's ID. This effectively blocks any request from an IAM user, role, or federated principal that is not a member of the specified AWS Organization. The `Deny` effect overrides any allow, so all actions are denied for external principals.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
All principals outside the organization are denied all actions.
Why this is correct
The condition denies when the org ID does not match, so external principals are blocked.
- ✗
All principals are required to have MFA enabled.
Why it's wrong here
There is no MFA condition.
- ✗
All principals in the organization are allowed all actions.
Why it's wrong here
The SCP does not allow; it denies only for external principals.
- ✗
All principals in the organization are denied all actions.
Why it's wrong here
The condition only denies if the principal is not in the org, so in-org principals are not denied.
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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