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    PracticeAWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)AWS SAA-C03 Practice Exam 5Question 01
    Easy1 markMultiple Choice
    Domain 1.1: Secure AccessIAMSecurityCross-Account

    AWS SAA-C03 · Question 01 · Domain 1.1: Secure Access

    A company needs to grant an external auditor read-only access to specific AWS resources. The auditor has their own AWS account. What is the MOST secure way to grant this access?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Create an IAM user with read-only permissions and share the credentials with the auditor.

    B.

    Create an IAM role with read-only permissions in the company's account and grant the auditor's AWS account permission to assume the role.

    C.

    Create an S3 bucket policy that grants public read access to the required resources.

    D.

    Set up AWS Directory Service and create a user for the auditor.

    How to approach this question

    Identify the requirement for cross-account access and apply the AWS best practice of using IAM roles instead of sharing long-term credentials.

    Full Answer

    B.Create an IAM role with read-only permissions in the company's account and grant the auditor's AWS account permission to assume the role.✓ Correct
    Create an IAM role with read-only permissions in the company's account and grant the auditor's AWS account permission to assume the role.
    IAM roles allow you to delegate access to users or services that normally don't have access to your organization's AWS resources. This is the standard for cross-account access.

    Common mistakes

    Choosing to create an IAM user and sharing keys, which is a major security risk.
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