SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.
$ aws organizations list-accounts
{
    "Accounts": [
        {
            "Id": "111111111111",
            "Arn": "arn:aws:organizations::123456789012:account/o-exampleorgid/111111111111",
            "Email": "admin@example.com",
            "Name": "Management",
            "Status": "ACTIVE",
            "JoinedMethod": "INVITED",
            "JoinedTimestamp": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z"
        },
        {
            "Id": "222222222222",
            "Arn": "arn:aws:organizations::123456789012:account/o-exampleorgid/222222222222",
            "Email": "prod@example.com",
            "Name": "Production",
            "Status": "ACTIVE",
            "JoinedMethod": "CREATED",
            "JoinedTimestamp": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z"
        }
    ]
}

Refer to the exhibit. A company has the above AWS Organization with a management account (111111111111) and a production account (222222222222). The security administrator in the management account creates an SCP that denies s3:DeleteBucket. The SCP is attached to the root. The production account's administrator tries to delete an S3 bucket and fails. What is the MOST likely reason?

⚠ Common exam trap

Test-takers frequently think SCPs only affect the management account or that IAM policies can override SCPs, but SCPs attached to the root apply to all member accounts and create an effective deny that IAM policies cannot bypass.

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

✓

The SCP applies to the production account because it is attached to the root.

SCPs are applied to all accounts in the organization when attached to the root, including the production account. The SCP denying s3:DeleteBucket is an effective deny that overrides any allow in IAM policies, so the production account's administrator cannot delete the bucket regardless of their IAM permissions.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

✗
The production account's IAM policy denies s3:DeleteBucket.
Why it's wrong here
The SCP is the likely cause, not IAM policy.
✗
The SCP only applies to the management account.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs do not affect the management account.
✓
The SCP applies to the production account because it is attached to the root.
Why this is correct
SCPs at the root apply to all member accounts.
✗
The production account is the management account.
Why it's wrong here
The management account is 111111111111.

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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SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity

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Why each option matters

Option-by-option breakdown

AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison

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