AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional — Question 880

By default, temporary security credentials for an IAM user are valid for a maximum of 12 hours, but you can request a duration as long as _________ hours.

Answer options

• A. 24
• B. 36
• C. 10
• D. 48

Correct answer: B

Explanation

When requesting temporary security credentials for an IAM user via AWS STS, the default lifetime is 12 hours, but the duration can be configured to last up to a maximum of 36 hours. Options A, C, and D are incorrect as they do not match the upper limit of 36 hours specified by AWS for these session credentials.