SOA-C02 Domain 4: Security and Compliance

A company needs to use IAM roles instead of access keys on servers. Which option meets the requirement with the LEAST implementation effort? use IAM roles instead of access keys on servers.

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. Systems Manager compliance and Config rules
  2. b. Amazon Inspector
  3. c. EC2 instance profiles
  4. d. AWS Config rules and CloudTrail

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Roles provide temporary credentials.

Correct answer(s): c. EC2 instance profiles

Exam domain: Domain 4: Security and Compliance (16% weight on the official guide).

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