ISC Law Ethics And Security Compliance Management Practice Question
In an environment governed by SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley), which feature of AWS IAM must be utilized to maintain strict 'Segregation of Duties' for account administrative tasks?
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
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AWS IAM Roles with Service Control Policies (SCPs)
IAM Policies with explicit denies or restricted permission sets (like Service Control Policies) enforce segregation of duties in AWS.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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AWS IAM Roles with Service Control Policies (SCPs)
Why this is correct
SCPs provide the guardrails necessary to prevent administrative overlap.
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AWS CloudTrail insights
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail logs activity, it does not enforce segregation of duties.
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IAM User Access Keys
Why it's wrong here
Access keys are credentials, not a segregation of duties mechanism.
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AWS Directory Service
Why it's wrong here
This is for authentication integration, not authorization policy enforcement.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official (ISC)² exam blueprint
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