ISC Identity And Access Management Architecture Practice Question
You are configuring an AWS IAM Identity Center (successor to AWS SSO) environment. You need to provide temporary, elevated access to a developer for a specific account. Which mechanism provides the most granular architectural approach for this?
Answer choices
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Permission Sets
AWS IAM Identity Center Permission Sets allow you to define granular access scoped to specific accounts, which can be assigned to users on-demand or via group membership.
Answer analysis
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Permission Sets
Why this is correct
Permission sets allow for defining specific roles applied to accounts, providing a clean, centralized way to manage elevated access.
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IAM User Inline Policies
Why it's wrong here
Inline policies are difficult to manage at scale compared to centrally managed permission sets.
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Cross-account IAM Roles
Why it's wrong here
While functional, they are not the native mechanism for IAM Identity Center management.
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IAM User Access Keys
Why it's wrong here
Access keys are long-lived and represent a security risk; they are not the architectural standard for temporary elevated access.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official (ISC)² exam blueprint
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