Quick Answer
The answer is Amazon CloudFront. CloudFront is the correct choice because it acts as a content delivery network (CDN) that caches your static S3 website at edge locations around the world, dramatically reducing latency for global users, while also natively supporting HTTPS with a custom domain through SSL/TLS certificates from AWS Certificate Manager. On the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate SOA-C02 exam, this scenario tests your understanding of how to combine S3 static hosting with a CDN for performance and security, often appearing as a straightforward question where the trap is choosing S3 alone or an Application Load Balancer—neither of which provides global edge caching or integrated HTTPS termination for a custom domain. Remember, if the requirement is low latency for a global audience plus HTTPS on a custom domain, think CloudFront first: it’s the only service that delivers both caching at the edge and seamless SSL termination. A simple memory tip is “Edge + HTTPS = CloudFront.”
This SOA-C02 practice question tests your understanding of networking and content delivery. 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 hosts a static website on Amazon S3. Users access the website from around the world. The SysOps administrator needs to deliver content with low latency and support HTTPS with a custom domain. Which AWS service should be used?
AWS Global Accelerator
Why wrong: Optimizes TCP/UDP traffic, not static content caching.
Amazon CloudFront
CDN with edge caching, HTTPS, and custom domain support.
Amazon Route 53 latency-based routing
Why wrong: Directs traffic to region with lowest latency but does not cache content.
S3 Transfer Acceleration
Why wrong: Speeds up uploads to S3, not downloads or global delivery.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN) that caches static content at edge locations worldwide, reducing latency for global users. It natively supports HTTPS with custom domains via SSL/TLS certificates from AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) and integrates with S3 as an origin. This combination of low-latency delivery and HTTPS termination makes CloudFront the correct choice for this scenario.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
AWS Global Accelerator
Amazon CloudFront
Why this is correct
CDN with edge caching, HTTPS, and custom domain support.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Amazon Route 53 latency-based routing
Why it's wrong here
Directs traffic to region with lowest latency but does not cache content.
S3 Transfer Acceleration
Why it's wrong here
Speeds up uploads to S3, not downloads or global delivery.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse AWS Global Accelerator with CloudFront because both improve performance, but Global Accelerator does not cache content or terminate HTTPS for static websites, making it unsuitable for this use case.
Detailed technical explanation
CloudFront uses a global network of edge locations to cache static objects, reducing origin load and latency. When configured with an S3 origin, CloudFront can enforce HTTPS by redirecting HTTP to HTTPS and using ACM certificates for custom domains. A subtle behavior is that CloudFront supports Origin Access Control (OAC) to restrict direct S3 access, ensuring users only fetch content through the CDN, which is critical for security and cost control.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
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.
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Networking and Content Delivery — This question tests Networking and Content Delivery — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Amazon CloudFront — Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN) that caches static content at edge locations worldwide, reducing latency for global users. It natively supports HTTPS with custom domains via SSL/TLS certificates from AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) and integrates with S3 as an origin. This combination of low-latency delivery and HTTPS termination makes CloudFront the correct choice for this scenario.
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Variation 1. A company wants to provide low-latency access to static content (images, CSS) for global users. The content is stored in an S3 bucket. Which service should be used to cache content at edge locations?
easyWhy B: Option A is correct because Amazon CloudFront is a CDN that caches content at edge locations for low-latency delivery. Option B is incorrect because S3 Transfer Acceleration speeds up uploads, not downloads. Option C is incorrect because Global Accelerator improves TCP/UDP performance but does not cache content. Option D is incorrect because ElastiCache is a caching layer for databases, not for static content delivery.
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