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    PracticeGCP Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE)GCP Associate Cloud Engineer Practice Exam 7Question 50
    Medium1 markMultiple Choice
    Domain 5.3: Viewing audit logsCloud LoggingLog SinksComplianceCloud Storage

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

    Your compliance department requires that all Data Access audit logs be retained for 3 years. Cloud Logging only retains these logs for 30 days by default.

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

    Answer options:

    A.

    Create a Log Sink in Cloud Logging.

    B.

    Set the destination of the Log Sink to a Cloud Storage bucket.

    C.

    Upgrade your Google Cloud support plan to Premium to extend log retention.

    D.

    Set the destination of the Log Sink to Cloud Memorystore.

    E.

    Take a daily snapshot of the Cloud Logging database.

    How to approach this question

    Understand how to export logs for long-term retention in GCP.

    Full Answer

    To retain logs beyond the default retention period of Cloud Logging, you must export them. You do this by creating a Log Sink (a router). The sink uses a filter to select the logs you want (Data Access logs) and routes them to a supported destination. For long-term, 3-year compliance retention, a Cloud Storage bucket (often using the Archive storage class) is the most cost-effective and standard destination.

    Common mistakes

    Thinking you can just change a setting to keep logs for 3 years in Cloud Logging. While custom retention is possible, it is very expensive compared to exporting to Cloud Storage.
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