AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate — Question 81

A SysOps administrator is unable to authenticate an AWS CLI call to an AWS service.

Which of the following is the cause of this issue?

Answer options

• A. The IAM password is incorrect.
• B. The server certificate is missing.
• C. The SSH key pair is incorrect.
• D. There is no access key.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because AWS CLI requires an access key to authenticate requests. Options A, B, and C are not applicable to AWS CLI authentication, as they pertain to different types of authentication mechanisms that do not affect the use of access keys.