AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 507

A system administrator wants to allow IT department users to access the AWS CLI.

What is the MINIMUM credential that is required to achieve this goal?

Answer options

• A. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) code
• B. Key pair
• C. IAM user name and password
• D. AWS access keys

Correct answer: D

Explanation

To access AWS services programmatically via the AWS CLI, AWS access keys are the minimum required credential. IAM usernames and passwords are used for AWS Management Console login, while key pairs are used to connect to EC2 instances. MFA provides an optional layer of security but is not the baseline requirement for CLI access.