Correct Answer: Assign an IAM Role to the instance via an Instance Profile
IAM Roles for EC2 provide temporary, rotating credentials that are much more secure than long-term access keys....
Correct Answer
Assign an IAM Role to the instance via an Instance Profile
Why This Answer Is Correct
IAM Roles for EC2 provide temporary, rotating credentials that are much more secure than long-term access keys.
This question evaluates your knowledge of AWS IAM — a core concept tested in AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03). Understanding AWS IAM is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.
Which IAM policy type is used to set the maximum permissions that an identity-based policy can grant to an IAM user or role?
Your organization has multiple cloud accounts. Users in Account A need temporary access to resources in Account B. What AWS IAM feature should you use?
A company uses AWS Organizations and wants to ensure that NO user in any account can delete S3 buckets, regardless of their individual IAM permissions. What should be used?
Which IAM feature allows an architect to verify which permissions in a policy are actually being used by an entity, helping to implement the 'principle of least privilege'?
A company wants to allow employees to log into the AWS Management Console using their existing corporate credentials from Microsoft Active Directory. Which service is required?