This SCS-C02 practice question tests your understanding of infrastructure security. 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.
Refer to the exhibit. A security engineer attaches this bucket policy to an S3 bucket. A user from IP address 203.0.113.10 tries to download an object using HTTP (not HTTPS). What will happen?
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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The request is denied because HTTP is used.
The bucket policy includes a condition that denies access when the request uses HTTP (aws:SecureTransport equals false). Even though the IP address 203.0.113.10 matches the allowed IP range in the policy, the explicit deny for HTTP requests overrides the allow. Since the user is using HTTP, the request is denied.
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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The request is allowed because the IP address matches the allow statement.
Why it's wrong here
The deny statement explicitly denies non-HTTPS requests.
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The request is denied because the IP is not in the allowed range.
Why it's wrong here
The IP is in the allowed range, but HTTPS is not used.
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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The request is allowed because the user is using a valid IP.
Why it's wrong here
Deny statements take precedence over allow.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates see the IP address matches the allow statement and assume the request is allowed, overlooking the explicit deny for HTTP that overrides the allow due to AWS IAM policy evaluation logic.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
S3 bucket policies are evaluated with an explicit deny taking precedence over any allow. The aws:SecureTransport condition key checks whether the request was made over HTTPS (true) or HTTP (false). In this policy, the deny statement with 'aws:SecureTransport': 'false' will block any HTTP request, regardless of other allow conditions. This is a common security control to enforce encryption in transit for S3 access.
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 media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.
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
What to study next
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Infrastructure Security — This question tests Infrastructure Security — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: The request is denied because HTTP is used. — The bucket policy includes a condition that denies access when the request uses HTTP (aws:SecureTransport equals false). Even though the IP address 203.0.113.10 matches the allowed IP range in the policy, the explicit deny for HTTP requests overrides the allow. Since the user is using HTTP, the request is denied.
What should I do if I get this SCS-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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