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    PracticeAWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)AWS SAA-C03 Practice Exam 2Question 04
    Hard1 markMultiple Choice
    Domain 1.1: Secure AccessDomain 1SecurityIAM

    AWS SAA-C03 · Question 04 · Domain 1.1: Secure Access

    An application running on an EC2 instance needs to access an Amazon DynamoDB table in a different AWS account. What is the MOST secure way to grant this access?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Create an IAM user in the target account and store the credentials on the EC2 instance.

    B.

    Create an IAM role in the target account. Allow the EC2 instance's role to assume it.

    C.

    Make the DynamoDB table public and use a VPC endpoint.

    D.

    Use AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM) to share the DynamoDB table.

    How to approach this question

    Look for cross-account role assumption.

    Full Answer

    B.Create an IAM role in the target account. Allow the EC2 instance's role to assume it.✓ Correct
    Assuming an IAM role across accounts provides temporary, secure credentials without hardcoding access keys.

    Common mistakes

    Choosing IAM users/credentials instead of roles.
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