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PCSE Supporting compliance requirements Practice Question

This PCSE practice question tests your understanding of supporting compliance requirements. 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.

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

```json
{
  "bindings": [
    {
      "role": "roles/storage.objectViewer",
      "members": ["user:alice@example.com"],
      "condition": {
        "title": "restrict_to_uk",
        "expression": "resource.location.type == 'region' && resource.location.startsWith('europe-west')"
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

Refer to the exhibit. A security engineer reviews this IAM policy. Which compliance requirement does this policy help satisfy?

Question 1hardmultiple choice

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Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

```json
{
  "bindings": [
    {
      "role": "roles/storage.objectViewer",
      "members": ["user:alice@example.com"],
      "condition": {
        "title": "restrict_to_uk",
        "expression": "resource.location.type == 'region' && resource.location.startsWith('europe-west')"
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

A
Key rotation schedule for encryption keys
Why wrong: Key rotation is unrelated to access control conditions.
B
Data residency by limiting access to European regions
By restricting access to resources in europe-west, the policy supports data residency compliance.
C
Audit logging of data access
Why wrong: Audit logging is not enforced by this IAM policy.
D
Encryption of data at rest
Why wrong: This policy does not address encryption; it only controls access based on location.

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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

✓

Data residency by limiting access to European regions

The IAM policy includes a `Condition` block using `aws:RequestedRegion` to explicitly deny access to any AWS region outside of the specified European regions (eu-west-1, eu-central-1, etc.). This enforces data residency by ensuring that API calls that would create or modify resources are restricted to approved geographic boundaries, helping satisfy compliance requirements such as GDPR or local data sovereignty laws.

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.

✗
Key rotation schedule for encryption keys
Why it's wrong here
Key rotation is unrelated to access control conditions.
✓
Data residency by limiting access to European regions
Why this is correct
By restricting access to resources in europe-west, the policy supports data residency compliance.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
✗
Audit logging of data access
Why it's wrong here
Audit logging is not enforced by this IAM policy.
✗
Encryption of data at rest
Why it's wrong here
This policy does not address encryption; it only controls access based on location.

Common exam traps

Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword

Google Cloud often tests the distinction between IAM policies that control access (like region restriction) versus resource-level configurations (like encryption or logging), leading candidates to confuse a condition-based access control policy with a data protection mechanism.

Detailed technical explanation

How to think about this question

The `aws:RequestedRegion` condition key is evaluated at the time of the API request, and the policy uses a `Deny` effect with `Null` and `ForAnyValue:StringNotEquals` to block any request targeting a region not in the allowed list. This is a form of attribute-based access control (ABAC) that operates at the transport layer, meaning it can prevent data from even being transmitted to a non-compliant region, which is critical for meeting strict data residency requirements under regulations like GDPR Article 44-49.

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 company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.

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What does this PCSE question test?

Supporting compliance requirements — This question tests Supporting compliance requirements — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: Data residency by limiting access to European regions — The IAM policy includes a `Condition` block using `aws:RequestedRegion` to explicitly deny access to any AWS region outside of the specified European regions (eu-west-1, eu-central-1, etc.). This enforces data residency by ensuring that API calls that would create or modify resources are restricted to approved geographic boundaries, helping satisfy compliance requirements such as GDPR or local data sovereignty laws.

What should I do if I get this PCSE 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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