SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
Network Topology
Refer to the exhibit. A company has an SCP named 'DenyOutsideRegions' attached to the root OU. The SCP is intended to deny all actions outside us-east-1 and eu-west-1. However, users in a member account are still able to launch EC2 instances in ap-southeast-1. What is the most likely reason?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often assume SCPs work like IAM policies where an explicit Allow is required, but SCPs require an explicit Deny to block actions; otherwise, they are permissive by default.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The SCP policy document does not contain a Deny statement for the regions.
The SCP policy document must explicitly include a Deny statement with a condition that restricts actions to only us-east-1 and eu-west-1. Without a Deny statement, the SCP is effectively permissive (Allow) by default, meaning it does not block actions in other regions. The SCP in the exhibit likely only has Allow statements for the two allowed regions, which does not prevent actions in ap-southeast-1.
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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The SCP is not applied to the root user of the member account.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs apply to root user as well.
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The SCP cannot restrict actions based on region.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs can use condition keys like aws:RequestedRegion.
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The SCP policy document does not contain a Deny statement for the regions.
Why this is correct
The exhibit only shows the policy metadata, not the content.
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The SCP is overridden by an Allow policy attached to the account.
Why it's wrong here
Deny always overrides Allow in SCPs.
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