AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 460

What is a "vault" in Amazon Glacier?

Answer options

• A. A unique ID that maps an AWS Region, plus a specific Amazon S3 bucket
• B. A way to group archives together in Amazon Glacier
• C. A container for storing S3 buckets
• D. A free tier available for 12 months following your AWS sign-up date

Correct answer: B

Explanation

In Amazon Glacier, a vault acts as a container to organize and manage your archives collectively. You can apply access controls, vault lock policies, and resource tags directly to a vault to manage the archives inside. The other options are incorrect as they refer to S3 configurations, S3 bucket management, or the AWS Free Tier.