AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) — Question 593

A company is hosting a website behind multiple Application Load Balancers. The company has different distribution rights for its content around the world. A solutions architect needs to ensure that users are served the correct content without violating distribution rights.

Which configuration should the solutions architect choose to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Configure Amazon CloudFront with AWS WAF.
• B. Configure Application Load Balancers with AWS WAF
• C. Configure Amazon Route 53 with a geolocation policy
• D. Configure Amazon Route 53 with a geoproximity routing policy

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Amazon Route 53 geolocation routing is the ideal solution because it allows the architect to route traffic based on the user's geographic location (such as country or continent), ensuring compliance with regional distribution rights. While geoproximity routing also considers location, it focuses on routing traffic based on the physical distance to AWS resources rather than specific geographic boundaries. AWS WAF, combined with either CloudFront or Application Load Balancers, is designed for security filtering and threat protection rather than geographic DNS routing.