AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty — Question 56

A large university has adopted a strategic goal of increasing diversity among enrolled students. The data analytics team is creating a dashboard with data visualizations to enable stakeholders to view historical trends. All access must be authenticated using Microsoft Active Directory. All data in transit and at rest must be encrypted.
Which solution meets these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Amazon QuickSight Standard edition configured to perform identity federation using SAML 2.0. and the default encryption settings.
• B. Amazon QuickSight Enterprise edition configured to perform identity federation using SAML 2.0 and the default encryption settings.
• C. Amazon QuckSight Standard edition using AD Connector to authenticate using Active Directory. Configure Amazon QuickSight to use customer-provided keys imported into AWS KMS.
• D. Amazon QuickSight Enterprise edition using AD Connector to authenticate using Active Directory. Configure Amazon QuickSight to use customer-provided keys imported into AWS KMS.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because the Amazon QuickSight Enterprise edition supports identity federation with SAML 2.0 and meets the encryption requirements by utilizing default settings. Option A does not provide the necessary enterprise features, while options C and D do not utilize identity federation and default encryption settings effectively.