AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 422

Is it possible to access S3 objects from the Internet?

Answer options

• A. Yes, but it has to pass through EC2.
• B. Yes, it is possible if proper public readable accesses and ACLs are set.
• C. No, there is no way to access any S3 objects from the Internet.
• D. No, only a general overview of S3 objects can be read from the Internet.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Amazon S3 allows objects to be accessed over the Internet if they are configured with public read permissions via bucket policies or Access Control Lists (ACLs). Accessing these objects does not require an EC2 instance as a proxy, making option A incorrect. Options C and D are incorrect because S3 fully supports direct public hosting and retrieval of objects when configured correctly.