AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional — Question 685

A financial services company sells its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for application compliance to large global banks. The SaaS platform runs on AWS and uses multiple AWS accounts that are managed in an organization in AWS Organizations. The SaaS platform uses many AWS resources globally.
For regulatory compliance, all API calls to AWS resources must be audited, tracked for changes, and stored in a durable and secure data store.
Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

Answer options

• A. Create a new AWS CloudTrail trail. Use an existing Amazon S3 bucket in the organization's management account to store the logs. Deploy the trail to all AWS Regions. Enable MFA delete and encryption on the S3 bucket.
• B. Create a new AWS CloudTrail trail in each member account of the organization. Create new Amazon S3 buckets to store the logs. Deploy the trail to all AWS Regions. Enable MFA delete and encryption on the S3 buckets.
• C. Create a new AWS CloudTrail trail in the organization's management account. Create a new Amazon S3 bucket with versioning turned on to store the logs. Deploy the trail for all accounts in the organization. Enable MFA delete and encryption on the S3 bucket.
• D. Create a new AWS CloudTrail trail in the organization's management account. Create a new Amazon S3 bucket to store the logs. Configure Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) to send log-file delivery notifications to an external management system that will track the logs. Enable MFA delete and encryption on the S3 bucket.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Creating an organization trail in AWS CloudTrail allows the management account to automatically deploy and collect logs from all AWS accounts within AWS Organizations, minimizing operational overhead. Storing the logs in a centralized Amazon S3 bucket with versioning, MFA delete, and encryption ensures the required durability and security compliance. Other options either demand tedious per-account configurations or fail to leverage S3 versioning for protection against accidental deletion.