AWS Certified Security – Specialty
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AWS Certified Security – Specialty

SCS-C03

Validate your ability to design and implement secure AWS solutions. This rigorous certification assesses deep knowledge of data protection, infrastructure security, and incident response.

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Sample AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam question

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ProficientIdentity and Access Management

Examine the following IAM trust policy. A developer in account 111111111111 tries to assume this role. What is the outcome?

json
{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Principal": { "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::111111111111:root" },
      "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": { "aws:SourceIdentity": "admin" }
      }
    }
  ]
}

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