A company uses SAML federation to grant users access to AWS accounts. A company workload that is in an isolated AWS account runs on immutable infrastructure with no human access to Amazon EC2. The company requires a specialized user known as a break glass user to have access to the workload AWS account and instances in the case of SAML errors. A recent audit discovered that the company did not create the break glass user for the AWS account that contains the workload. The company must create the break glass user. The company must log any activities of the break glass user and send the logs to a security team. Which combination of solutions will meet these requirements? (Choose two.)
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Reference / correct answer:
Configure AWS Systems Manager Session Manager for Amazon EC2. Configure an AWS CloudTrail filter based on Session Manager. Send the results to an Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topic.
Most accepted answer: E. Configure AWS Systems Manager Session Manager for Amazon EC2. Configure an AWS CloudTrail filter based on Session Manager. Send the results to an Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topic.
Community votes: A=9, C=4, E=13
Selected Answer: AE A and E "Although the use and creation of AWS IAM users is highly discouraged, break glass users are an exception. To ensure human break-glass access to your environment, we recommend that you create the following in your AWS organization: At least two IAM users..." https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/organizing-your-aws-environment/break-glass-access.html upvoted 9 times Aamee 2 years, 8 months ago I think ur option A might be right here cuz it asks about the IAM break-glass user and not any roles for the whole security team if I understood the question correctly... upvoted 1 times ...
I think ur option A might be right here cuz it asks about the IAM break-glass user and not any roles for the whole security team if I understood the question correctly... upvoted 1 times
Selected Answer: AE and why i did not go for C; Because it relies on SAML for the AssumeRoleWithSAML operation. Question mentions that there might be SAML errors. If SAML is not functioning correctly, then the AssumeRoleWithSAML operation would also fail. This means that the security team members would not be able to assume the break glass IAM role when needed, defeating the purpose of having a break glass user for emergency access. Peace Out:) upvoted 6 times youonebe 1 year, 6 months ago Good argument! upvoted 1 times ...
Good argument! upvoted 1 times
Selected Answer: AE The best combination of solutions to meet these requirements are A. Create a local individual break glass IAM user for the security team. Create a trail in AWS CloudTrail that has Amazon CloudWatch Logs turned on. Use Amazon EventBridge to monitor local user activities and E. Configure AWS Systems Manager Session Manager for Amazon EC2. Configure an AWS CloudTrail filter based on Session Manager. Send the results to an Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topic. upvoted 1 times