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AWS provider Collaborative Workflows Practice Question

You are managing state in a multi-region deployment. You need to ensure that simultaneous terraform apply operations do not corrupt the state file. Which backend configuration parameter primarily enables this functionality?

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dynamodb_table

The 'dynamodb_table' parameter is used with the S3 backend to enable state locking, preventing concurrent operations.

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For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

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workspace_key_prefix
Why it's wrong here
This is used for organizing state files in S3, not locking.
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kms_key_id
Why it's wrong here
KMS is used for encryption, not state locking.
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acl
Why it's wrong here
ACLs control access to the S3 bucket, not state locking.
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dynamodb_table
Why this is correct
DynamoDB tables are the standard mechanism for S3 state locking.

Quick reference

AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison

Storage Class	Min Duration	Retrieval	Use Case
S3 Standard	None	Immediate	Frequently accessed data
S3 Standard-IA	30 days	Immediate	Infrequent access, rapid retrieval
S3 One Zone-IA	30 days	Immediate	Non-critical infrequent data
S3 Intelligent-Tiering	None	Immediate–hours	Unknown or changing access patterns
S3 Glacier Instant	90 days	Milliseconds	Archive with instant retrieval
S3 Glacier Flexible	90 days	Minutes–hours	Archive, flexible retrieval
S3 Glacier Deep Archive	180 days	Hours	Long-term compliance archive

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