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CCSP Practice Question: Applies the above bucket policy to an S3 bucket…

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

```
{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Deny",
      "Principal": "*",
      "Action": "s3:GetObject",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::example-bucket/*",
      "Condition": {
        "Bool": {
          "aws:SecureTransport": "false"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

A security engineer applies the above bucket policy to an S3 bucket containing sensitive data. Which of the following best describes the effect of this policy?

⚠ Common exam trap

Candidates often confuse the `Deny` effect with a blanket denial, missing the conditional `aws:SecureTransport` check, or they misinterpret the condition as denying HTTPS instead of HTTP.

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

✓

It denies access to objects over HTTP, but allows HTTPS.

The bucket policy uses a `Deny` effect with a `Condition` block that checks `aws:SecureTransport` equals `false`. This condition denies access when the request is made over HTTP (non-secure transport), effectively blocking HTTP requests while allowing HTTPS requests. The policy does not affect HTTPS requests because the condition only triggers when `SecureTransport` is false.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

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

✗
It allows all access to the bucket.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: The policy explicitly denies HTTP access.
✗
It denies access to objects over HTTPS, but allows HTTP.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: The condition denies when SecureTransport is false, which is HTTP.
✓
It denies access to objects over HTTP, but allows HTTPS.
Why this is correct
Correct: The condition denies when SecureTransport is false (HTTP).
✗
It denies all access to the bucket.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: The policy only denies requests over HTTP.

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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CCSP Practice Question: Applies the above bucket policy to an S3 bucket…

Exhibit

Why each option matters

Option-by-option breakdown

AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison

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