PCSE Practice Question: Configuring Access Within a Cloud Solution Environment
A security team wants to enforce that all Compute Engine instances in the organization use Shielded VM features (Secure Boot, vTPM, Integrity Monitoring). What should they configure?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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 built-in constraint constraints/compute.requireShieldedVm
The organization policy constraint constraints/compute.requireShieldedVm enforces that all new VMs must have Shielded VM enabled. It is a built-in constraint available in the Organization Policy service.
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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A custom organization policy with a CEL condition
Why it's wrong here
Custom constraints are for scenarios not covered by built-in constraints; this one has a built-in constraint.
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An IAM policy that only allows creation of Shielded VMs
Why it's wrong here
IAM policies grant permissions, they cannot enforce resource properties.
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The built-in constraint constraints/compute.requireShieldedVm
Why this is correct
This built-in constraint enforces Shielded VM on all new instances.
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A deny policy that denies the permission compute.instances.create unless Shielded VM is enabled
Why it's wrong here
Deny policies cannot check resource properties like Shielded VM.
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