CLO-002 Governance Risk Compliance And Security Practice Question
Which IAM entity should be created to delegate temporary access to a third-party service provider without sharing long-term credentials?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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IAM Role
IAM Roles are designed for temporary, cross-account, or service-based access via tokenized credentials.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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IAM Role
Why this is correct
Roles allow for temporary access, ideal for third-party delegation.
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IAM Group
Why it's wrong here
Groups are for managing permissions for sets of users.
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IAM Access Key
Why it's wrong here
Access keys are long-term credentials.
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IAM User
Why it's wrong here
Users require long-term credentials like passwords or access keys.
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