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    PracticeGCP Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE)GCP Associate Cloud Engineer Practice Exam 3Question 50
    Medium1 markMultiple Choice
    Domain 5.3: Viewing audit logsDomain 5.3Audit LogsLog SinkCloud Storage

    GCP ACE · Question 50 · Domain 5.3: Viewing audit logs

    Your company is subject to strict compliance regulations that require all Admin Activity audit logs to be retained for exactly 3 years. By default, Cloud Logging only retains these logs for 400 days.

    Which TWO actions should you take to meet this compliance requirement? (Select TWO)

    Answer options:

    A.

    Increase the default retention period in Cloud Logging to 3 years.

    B.

    Create a Log Sink to export the audit logs to a Cloud Storage bucket.

    C.

    Configure a retention policy on the Cloud Storage bucket for 3 years.

    D.

    Export the logs to a Cloud SQL database.

    E.

    Take a snapshot of the Cloud Logging disk every month.

    How to approach this question

    Combine Cloud Logging export features with Cloud Storage compliance features.

    Full Answer

    For long-term retention of logs (beyond the default Cloud Logging limits), the best practice is to create a Log Router Sink that exports the logs to a Cloud Storage bucket. To meet strict compliance regulations (WORM - Write Once Read Many), you apply a Retention Policy to the bucket, which physically prevents deletion of the logs until the 3-year period expires.

    Common mistakes

    Trying to use Cloud SQL for log storage, or assuming Cloud Logging can't export data.
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