CV0-004 Security Practice Question
A company uses Google Cloud Platform and wants to enforce that all Compute Engine instances use a specific Customer-Managed Encryption Key (CMEK) for disk encryption. Which GCP service should be used to enforce this policy?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse the key management service (which creates keys) with the policy enforcement service (which enforces their usage).
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Organization Policies
Organization Policies (formerly known as 'Constraints') allow administrators to define and enforce guardrails for Google Cloud resources at the hierarchy level. The specific constraint `compute.requireCsekEncryption` (or the newer CMEK-based equivalent) can be applied to a folder or project to mandate that all Compute Engine disks use a Customer-Managed Encryption Key, rejecting any instance creation or disk attachment that does not comply.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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IAM Conditions
Why it's wrong here
IAM conditions provide fine-grained access control but not resource enforcement.
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Organization Policies
Why this is correct
Organization policies can enforce that only CMEK-protected disks are allowed.
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Cloud Security Command Center
Why it's wrong here
Security Command Center provides visibility and threat detection, not policy enforcement.
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Cloud Key Management Service
Why it's wrong here
Cloud KMS manages keys but does not enforce usage policies.
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