An enterprise wants to implement 'Service Control Policies' (SCPs) in AWS Organizations to prevent any user (including the root user) from deleting the 'CloudTrail' logs in any member account. How should this SCP be applied?

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Correct Answer: Apply an SCP with a 'Deny' effect for 'cloudtrail:DeleteTrail' at the Organization or OU level

SCPs are powerful guardrails that can restrict permissions for all accounts in an organization, including the root user....

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An enterprise wants to implement 'Service Control Policies' (SCPs) in AWS Organizations to prevent any user (including the root user) from deleting the 'CloudTrail' logs in any member account. How should this SCP be applied?

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Correct Answer

Apply an SCP with a 'Deny' effect for 'cloudtrail:DeleteTrail' at the Organization or OU level

Why This Answer Is Correct

SCPs are powerful guardrails that can restrict permissions for all accounts in an organization, including the root user.

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