CCSP Legal, Risk, and Compliance Practice Question
A cloud customer receives a litigation hold notice requiring preservation of data stored in an object storage service. Which service feature should the customer use to ensure data cannot be modified or deleted until the hold is released?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Apply a retention policy using Object Lock
Object lock features like S3 Object Lock enable a write-once-read-many (WORM) model to prevent deletion or modification, meeting legal hold requirements.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Apply a retention policy using Object Lock
Why this is correct
Object Lock with retention periods prevents object deletion or modification.
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Set a lifecycle policy to transition to archival storage
Why it's wrong here
Lifecycle policies can delete objects, opposite of preservation.
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Enable versioning on the bucket
Why it's wrong here
Versioning preserves overwrites but does not prevent deletion.
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Configure server-side encryption
Why it's wrong here
Encryption protects confidentiality, not preservation.
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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