The correct setup is to enable Security Hub in the central security account and then invite all other accounts as member accounts to enable Security Hub. This works because Security Hub’s native multi-account architecture uses a designated administrator account that can aggregate findings, insights, and compliance scores from linked member accounts into a single, centralized view—no additional forwarding infrastructure or cross-account IAM roles are needed. On the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional SAP-C02 exam, this scenario tests your understanding of Security Hub’s delegated administrator model versus manual aggregation via Lambda or S3; a common trap is assuming you must configure a separate aggregation pipeline or use AWS Config aggregator instead. Remember the key distinction: Security Hub uses an invite-and-accept model, not a push-based forwarding mechanism. For a quick memory tip, think “Admin invites, members accept—findings aggregate without a separate collector.”
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 company has a multi-account environment with a central security account. They want to use AWS Security Hub to aggregate findings from all accounts. What is the correct setup?
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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Enable Security Hub in the central account and invite member accounts to enable Security Hub.
Option D is correct because AWS Security Hub uses a multi-account architecture where a central administrator account invites member accounts to enable Security Hub. This allows the administrator account to aggregate findings, insights, and compliance scores from all member accounts into a single view, enabling centralized security monitoring without additional forwarding infrastructure.
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.
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Set up Amazon EventBridge to forward findings from each account to the central account.
Why it's wrong here
EventBridge can forward events, but Security Hub natively supports aggregation.
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Use Amazon CloudWatch cross-account dashboards to view findings.
Why it's wrong here
CloudWatch dashboards can show metrics but not Security Hub findings directly.
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Enable AWS Config aggregator in the central account.
Why it's wrong here
Config aggregator is for Config rules, not Security Hub.
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Enable Security Hub in the central account and invite member accounts to enable Security Hub.
Why this is correct
This is the standard way to aggregate findings in Security Hub.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates confuse Security Hub's multi-account model with other aggregation services like AWS Config aggregator or CloudWatch cross-account dashboards, assuming any cross-account aggregation tool can consolidate Security Hub findings, when in fact Security Hub requires its own dedicated multi-account feature.
Trap categories for this question
Command / output trap
CloudWatch dashboards can show metrics but not Security Hub findings directly.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Security Hub uses AWS Organizations for automatic multi-account management: when you enable Security Hub for all accounts in an organization, the management account becomes the administrator and member accounts are automatically added. Findings are stored in the administrator account's Security Hub service, and member accounts can view their own findings locally but the administrator sees all. This design avoids the need for custom event forwarding and ensures consistent security standards across accounts.
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 cloud solutions architect for a retail company is evaluating services for a new workload. The correct answer here reflects best practice for the specific scenario described — not a general cloud recommendation. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Cloud exam questions reward reading the constraint carefully: the same technology can be right or wrong depending on the use case.
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity — This question tests Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Enable Security Hub in the central account and invite member accounts to enable Security Hub. — Option D is correct because AWS Security Hub uses a multi-account architecture where a central administrator account invites member accounts to enable Security Hub. This allows the administrator account to aggregate findings, insights, and compliance scores from all member accounts into a single view, enabling centralized security monitoring without additional forwarding infrastructure.
What should I do if I get this SAP-C02 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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